The problem is that the underlying premise of my article would be undermined. Our grandparents had nothing like the Tesla.
I used Maserati because it's an /aspirational/ car. Not practical. Not cheap. But droolworthy. Nobody dreams of owning a Tesla. But Maserati? Bugatti? Porsche? Aston Martin? You bet! tbrunz wrote > Richard! Smalltalk is /the electric car of development systems/! > > You need to lead with an image of a *Tesla Model S*, not a Maserati! > > What do most people associate with Italian sports cars? Expensive, > impractical, temperamental, always in need of (expensive) maintenance, > etc. > > Smalltalk is none of these things... Inexpensive, more practical than > most > people imagine, robust and resilient, minimal maintenance, etc. It's more > like a trusty sports utility vehicle -- so maybe an image of a Tesla Model > X > (or Y) fits even better. > > Another way Smalltalk is like an e-car: Electric cars extremely popular > when > automobiles were new, fell out of favor, are today misunderstood by the > majority, but are being "rediscovered" and found to better in almost every > way compared to "what's popular" (ICE vehicles). Those who drive them > just > LOVE them, and so the stage is set for the rEVolution: the renaissance of > electric cars. > > And so it is for Smalltalk. > > tl;dr: Smalltalk:e-cars::Pharo:Tesla > > > > -- > Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html -- Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html
