Hi Hilaire,
I would put it this way:
Smalltalk is to other programming languages as electric cars are to other
vehicles. I.e., superior in countless ways, and becoming the favored
technology as adoption increases.
Within the realm of Smalltalk varieties, Pharo is the sexy, popular leader,
If correctly understood your article, Pharo is for programming language, what
Tesla is for car. Or more shortly Pharo is the Tesla of programming
language?
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Thanks. This is the "human factors" engineering aspect, the "sales strategy"
part of the technology -- which has its own set of interesting challenges...
And is also very important to achieving success "in the marketplace" -- a
marketplace of the mind, which is adoption and use (as opposed to
And it's a very good view, indeed. I thank you for bringing it to my
attention.
I was particularly impressed by the "revival" aspect of e-cars because, as
you said, Smalltalk is due for a revival, as well. This may actually lead to
a sequel article!
I am always amazed that I can still come up
We could agree to a win-win solution, "a' la Franklin Covey"
designing an automotive market solution, written in Smalltalk, for
Maserati (Modena), Tesla (Palo Alto) and why not Ferrari (Maranello).
All automotive brand will migrate their lines to full electric or
hybrid models.
What do
Understood... It is, of course, your essay, and my comments are just my own
view.
And I think I've made my point, which is what I wanted to get across.
I like your writing style, Richard. You're making a huge contribution to
Smalltalk/Pharo and it's much appreciated. Please continue!
-t
I've made the change from grandfather to grandparent. Unfortunately, I cannot
alter the URL — it still reads grandfather.
As much as I would like to use Tesla, the problem is that our grandparents
never drove electric. Without rewriting a substantial portion of the
article, I cannot make a
I don't think so... In the early 1900's some of the finest and most
sought-after automobiles were battery-powered electrics:
https://www.curbed.com/2017/9/22/16346892/electric-car-history-fritchle
You want to associate with the prestige of being a manly, winning, race car?
Okay:
Sept 7, 1896:
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?
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
https://levelup.gitconnected.com/smalltalk-its-not-your-grandfather-s-programming-language-f1985eaa17ff
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