I really like Smalltalk but basically he fails to explain what the added value of Smalltalk would be over Python as a baseline. GIL is inconvenient but the tim

I really like Smalltalk but basically he fails to explain what the added value of Smalltalk would be over Python as a baseline. GIL is inconvenient but the times I was really limited by it are few. Lambdas are not Smalltalk blocks, but you can just define a local function and refer to it by name. This is like a block, the only thing you need to do is to bind the block to a name. Indentation-based syntax is not everyones preference (even not mine), but not using indentation is not a super power. What I would say is a primary selling point of Smalltalk to this day is the seamless development experience with Class Browser/Editor/Playground/TestExecution.