I think that's good because it shows (a) is really different so is a direct hit to the Comfort Zone on many and (b) its significative value is real, otherwise it wouldn't annoy them to the point of talking about it.
It seems that a source of anger for some people is that Smalltalk is good enough to get mainstream but it didn't reached really mainstream. Probably due to the strategic mistake of not making it open source right from the start in the 80's. This interview puts some light into what happened, who influenced that decision and why was made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGNiH85PLVg
If Smalltalk would have been open sourced in 1980 the world would be different: programming would be more humane and less technologically-self-serving.
Now we have the "pleasure" of listening people that tells you "the compiler is your friend"
This is exactly right. People are so invested in what they've learned that they are reluctant to give it up and try something new and different. Humans are creatures of habit.
For some reason, this has never afflicted me. I've used many languages and environments in my time (eg, FORTRAN, Tandem TAL, C/C++/C#/Objective-C, Java, Python, Go, and Smalltalk), and I've treated each and every one of them as a fun opportunity to play and learn. This is my intellectual playground and those languages are my toys! Smalltalk was completely different from everything else I had used over 20+ years, and it still didn't phase me. Go figure.
Today, I continue to have a warm place in my heart for Smalltalk.
I think that's good because it shows (a) is really different so is a direct hit to the Comfort Zone on many and (b) its significative value is real, otherwise it wouldn't annoy them to the point of talking about it.
It seems that a source of anger for some people is that Smalltalk is good enough to get mainstream but it didn't reached really mainstream. Probably due to the strategic mistake of not making it open source right from the start in the 80's. This interview puts some light into what happened, who influenced that decision and why was made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGNiH85PLVg
If Smalltalk would have been open sourced in 1980 the world would be different: programming would be more humane and less technologically-self-serving.
Now we have the "pleasure" of listening people that tells you "the compiler is your friend"
No it's not. Smalltalk rewards the creative spirit. Compilers hits it with a hammer. That's why it's so different (Ref: http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~cs655/readings/smalltalk.html)
1984 here we go. (Ref: https://vimeo.com/115154289)