>> If you use Ruby for any length of time (and ignore most of the syntax) >> you will quickly realise that Ruby _is_ Smalltalk in many fundamental >> ways. It's just a pity Matz based its syntax on Perl (or so it seems). >> Ruby = Smalltalk with rubbish syntax and awesome integration with >> basic programmer tools and decent infrastructure.
My point is that we should capture what is adapted for Pharo not just because in another language. > I should add: with that last clause I'm not trying to dismiss Pharo's > and Squeak's massive improvement in infrastructure. It's just that > it's nowhere near as slick as in Ruby. How to improve?
