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Smalltalk to get a second crack at the whip

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Re: Smalltalk to get a second crack at the whip

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Lol, I assumed a joke immediately due to the figure and subject, but forgot the date for a second :) Edit: I don't think Smalltalk is a joke, just that HP wouldn't think this a worthy investment.

I think "Sun Microsystems marketing muscle" was what made me raise an eyebrow

Re: Smalltalk to get a second crack at the whip

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Month aside, it would be a great thing to actually happen... Instead of e.g. Google investing tens of millions on BS like Dart.

What's so bad about Dart, if you disregard the "Google is trying to subvert the web" angst from people who have invested heavily in the javascript world? I quite like the optional typing in the language, for instance.

I just wish there was more serverside-development happening in Dart - it seems 95% client-side focused at the moment (dart2js and flutter).

Re: Smalltalk to get a second crack at the whip

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post #3

Lol, I assumed a joke immediately due to the figure and subject, but forgot the date for a second :) Edit: I don't think Smalltalk is a joke, just that HP wouldn't think this a worthy investment.

I think "Sun Microsystems marketing muscle" was what made me raise an eyebrow

Back in the day.

(To appreciate the joke, check-out which companies had Smalltalk development).

Re: Smalltalk to get a second crack at the whip

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post #5

Month aside, it would be a great thing to actually happen... Instead of e.g. Google investing tens of millions on BS like Dart.

What's so bad about Dart, if you disregard the "Google is trying to subvert the web" angst from people who have invested heavily in the javascript world? I quite like the optional typing in the language, for instance. I just wish there was more serverside-development happening in Dart - it seems 95% client-side focused at the moment (dart2js and flutter).

>What's so bad about Dart, if you disregard the "Google is trying to subvert the web" angst? I quite like the optional typing in the language, for instance.

A new language that doesn't solve anything better than Smalltalk did.

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