Comments on: Smalltalk and VisualWorks http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/03/25/smalltalk-and-visualworks/ Still powered by a contradiction in terms Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:07:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ronaldo http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/03/25/smalltalk-and-visualworks/#comment-129 Ronaldo Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:30:41 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/03/25/smalltalk-and-visualworks/#comment-129 Should I answer in English or Portuguese. :-) Anyway, there it goes. I really think Smalltalk is the more beautiful language in the universe. There are others equally interesting, elegant and powerful, but none as beautiful. At least, that I know of, of course. That said, Smalltalk is also a good language to learn how to program in, both because of its design and philosophy. If you learn it well, you'll be ready for more advanced language paradigms sooner than if you had learnt to program in other less advanced languages. If that's enlightenment, I don't know. Tell after you have tried the language.And do write the blog. It will be pretty cool to see somebody learn to program in the open. Should I answer in English or Portuguese. :-) Anyway, there it goes. I really think Smalltalk is the more beautiful language in the universe. There are others equally interesting, elegant and powerful, but none as beautiful. At least, that I know of, of course.

That said, Smalltalk is also a good language to learn how to program in, both because of its design and philosophy. If you learn it well, you’ll be ready for more advanced language paradigms sooner than if you had learnt to program in other less advanced languages.

If that’s enlightenment, I don’t know. Tell after you have tried the language.And do write the blog. It will be pretty cool to see somebody learn to program in the open.

]]> By: moraes http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/03/25/smalltalk-and-visualworks/#comment-128 moraes Sun, 16 Nov 2003 05:35:41 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/03/25/smalltalk-and-visualworks/#comment-128 stupendous. you have convinced me. i've started studying a lot about smalltalk (after reading your superb article "More on the evolution of programming languages") and alan kay and partner's philosophy sounds amazing to me. as i'm not a programmer - at least, not yet ;-) -, i thought "why not start with the most beautiful language?". so i decided to seriously learn smalltalk and maybe write a blog about it. thanks for your enlightenment. ;-) stupendous. you have convinced me. i’ve started studying a lot about smalltalk (after reading your superb article “More on the evolution of programming languages”) and alan kay and partner’s philosophy sounds amazing to me. as i’m not a programmer - at least, not yet ;-) -, i thought “why not start with the most beautiful language?”. so i decided to seriously learn smalltalk and maybe write a blog about it. thanks for your enlightenment. ;-)

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