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>Would be interesting to know why this platform is not more widespread. Yes, it would, and also interesting to know how much work is available using Smalltalk
by vram22 9y ago
>Would be interesting to know why this platform is not more widespread.
Yes, it would, and also interesting to know how much work is available using Smalltalk / Pharo these days. I looked at the success page, there seem to be some slick apps there (on a brief look).
- philippeback 9y agoAs an employee I do not know. But as an entrepreneur or self employed developer providing solutions, there are quite a few successful people. Maybe they are flying under the radar. Yes, there are some slick apps being done, with no need for a legion to deliver a sizeable piece of functionality. Pharo forked from Squeak because it wanted to be a vehicle to deliver business value for real and not just be a research ground. Version 6 is a significant milestone in that direction. Iceberg (Git tool) was funded by the consortium. http://consortium.pharo.org/ http://consortium.pharo.org/ Check the industrial members, this is no small fish. I guess that we are on this trajectory: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/07/21/good-software-takes-ten-years-get-used-to-it/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/07/21/good-software-take...
- vram22 9y agoI was asking about both, for employees as well as self employed. Thanks for the informative answer. Good point about the trajectory.