I'm still a little angry that Smalltalk was essentially abandoned for Java. If Smalltalk VM work had proceeded with the funding, and at the pace, of the Java VM

I'm still a little angry that Smalltalk was essentially abandoned for Java. If Smalltalk VM work had proceeded with the funding, and at the pace, of the Java VM, we'd all be far, far better off. We watched it happen with jaws on the floor.