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Re:The evolution of Smalltalk: from Smalltalk-72 through Squ... by 7373737373 on Thursday June 17, 2021 @10:07AM (#27539712)
While its syntax may fit on a post card, I have never seen an introduction to its semantics as intuitive as this site and presentation provides for Javascript: http://latentflip.com/loupe/
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Re:The evolution of Smalltalk: from Smalltalk-72 through Squ... by 7thaccount on Thursday June 17, 2021 @11:11AM (#27540430)
The syntax fits on a postcard, but even the introductory books on Pharo or Squeak are not intuitive at all. Python was much easier for me. Syntax isn't everything.
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