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As the article itself points out, Smalltalk may not have succeeded as an active language in the sense of market share, but its influence (and that of the enviro
by mellosouls 6y ago
As the article itself points out, Smalltalk may not have succeeded as an active language in the sense of market share, but its influence (and that of the environment from which it came) on later languages and development paradigms seems very significant and it's still regularly fondly referenced in many coding blogs and articles.
In spirit at least, it seems a resounding success.
- Rochus 6y agoThe influence is generally overestimated. C++ and Java were mostly inspired by Simula 67, which actually was also an inspiration for Smalltalk. Although there had been a few articles before, a broader public did not have access to Smalltalk until the mid-1980s.