Offray wrote:
> 
> If Smalltalk is so good, why is not widely known ?
> 
The real answer: It's an invalid question because it presupposes the invalid
assumption that quality -> wide acceptance. Of course, there are an infinite
number of concrete "reasons", but ultimately it's that "human progress" that
happens in a straight line over time is an illusion. We are not immune to
the chaos of the universe. Ideas (as systems interacting with all the
systems of their environment, and the environments of those environments...)
do not take off, or not, based on quality, but on the sum of the forces
acting on them, which are mostly beyond our understanding or control.

What you could actually say that they will hear: see below


Offray wrote:
> 
> Which famous/big project is made with Smalltalk ?
> 
Mariano nailed it: Smalltalk is considered such a competitive advantage that
companies that use it usually won't admit it, and often won't allow the
vendors to talk about it.

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