Ruby, Smalltalk and Class Variables

Re:Ruby, Smalltalk and Class Variables by endlessvoid94 on Monday December 17, 2012 @03:25PM (#4934151)

I'd never read the linked Alan Kay paper about the development of Smalltalk [1]. It's fascinating!

I've been trying for awhile to find readings or videos (or anything, really) about those early days at ARPA and then PARC. Especially the detailed discussion of the smalltalk development. The names and stories are also pretty neat to read, and have already inspired a few ideas personally.

[1] http://www.smalltalk.org/smalltalk/TheEarlyHistoryOfSmalltal...

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Re:Ruby, Smalltalk and Class Variables by pat_shaughnessy on Monday December 17, 2012 @03:34PM (#4934192)

I agree - it's an amazing narrative of an interesting time. I wonder if contacting Xerox directly would lead to some more historical archives?

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