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We wrote our product in Smalltalk, and our company was bought a few weeks ago. In the eyes of our acquirer, the speed with which we could implement features far
by pc 19y ago
We wrote our product in Smalltalk, and our company was bought a few weeks ago. In the eyes of our acquirer, the speed with which we could implement features far outweighed any disadvantages (and was one of the main reasons they were interested in us). The "problem" that Smalltalk has a small user community never really arose.
- rbanffy 19y agoCare to tell what did you build in ST?
- sharpshoot 19y agoIt was Auctomatic. Thats Patrick from Auctomatic. The only person i know who would dare to use an obscure framework and be a major contributor to that movement.
- mattrepl 19y agoIt's worth noting that the buyer, Live Current Media, is based in Vancouver, BC. Anecdotally, that area seems to have a large number of Smalltalkers.
- papersmith 19y agoJust curious, what made you switch from Lisp to Smalltalk? Assuming you put quite a lot of work into Croma.