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I thought Smalltalk was relatively simple. What makes you think it's too complicated?
by nickpsecurity 9y ago
I thought Smalltalk was relatively simple. What makes you think it's too complicated?
- gokr 9y agoI have worked extensively with Smalltalk, I know it quite well and it's my favorite language. I made SqueakMap and several other packages for Squeak. Still, it's not as simple as it can/could be, especially not the meta model. Alan Kay himself has the same feelings AFAIK.
- nickpsecurity 9y agoDo you have anything specific in mind about how you'd simplify it while keeping the overall experience? That's what I meant by the question. Far as Kay, he's been building things on LISP's and Ometa-like languages in STEPS that I was aware. Given that, Im not sure how much he really believes im Smalltalk these days. Maybe he's implemented new Smalltalks that I just missed.