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> SmallTalk as a language is IMVHO terrible Eh, it's rare that you find a language simple enough that its syntax fits on an index card, yet conceptually rich e
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> SmallTalk as a language is IMVHO terrible
Eh, it's rare that you find a language simple enough that its syntax fits on an index card, yet conceptually rich enough that you can build complex systems with it. This is a feat in and of itself that warrants admiration and examination.
r5rs was almost this, but it lacked any real facility for creating ADTs, like a class system, instead just giving you the rudiments (closures, functions), and expecting you to do the rest. Racket fixes this, but it's also much more complicated than both r5rs and Smalltalk.