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> Open, highly discoverable I made a post under eggy's comment that kind of touched on this, but I don't think Smalltalk (Pharo, at least) is particularly disc
by luck_fenovo 10y ago
> Open, highly discoverable
I made a post under eggy's comment that kind of touched on this, but I don't think Smalltalk (Pharo, at least) is particularly discoverable. It seems like a highly bureaucratic language when it comes to making new classes or adding methods to an existing class, and in many cases I poked around and never really found what I was supposed to do. From what I've seen, Smalltalk is highly inspectable, but no more discoverable than any other language.
- yaowenjiaozi 10y agoWhat is highly bureaucratic about going to a system browser and typing away?
- philippeback 10y agoNever used a less bureaucratic language. And am using it everyday for business. Shortest path between my ideas and a running implementation = Pharo. Ok, took me a couple years to become decent enough for my needs but this is one of the best decisions I ever made.
- i_feel_great 10y ago>Shortest path between my ideas and a running implementation This is the comparative advantage of Smalltalk
- philippeback 10y agoNever used a less bureaucratic language. And am using it everyday for business. Shortest path between my ideas and a running implementation = Pharo. Ok, took me a couple years to become decent enough for my needs but this is one of the best decisions I ever made.