Smalltalk is the easiest language I have learned so far. Python coming second and quite close.
I also find Squeak by Example and Pharo by Example very good introductory guides. Smalltalk By Example is even better if you want to know more about the language. Smalltalk is similar to Lisp in the sense that it follows its own path and it takes some time to escape the C syntax. But overall Smalltalk and Lisp are excellent choices for beginner coders. The article you linked contains those peculiarities but those things will become apparent to anyone following Pharo by Example. And I dont think you will find many people arguing that C++ , Java are more readable than Smalltalk and Lisp. Sure to people that are not that experienced could be. But even in that case, I dont quite believe it. Overall however learning languages is not a big deal, its learning libraries that can become a real torture. For example I hated C++ because of MFC and I strongly disliked Java because of Swing. Now that I am learning Javascript , I dislike it because of DOM , Jquery etc . Also Its easy to find good documentation for languages much more difficult for libraries. So I am not buying that Smalltalk is anything else than very easy to learn. Other than that like any language out there it takes some time to get used to some things. On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 9:04 PM, Ben Coman <b...@openinworld.com> wrote: > I came across this article a few days ago. Thought it might be of > interest to some. > http://www.eli.sdsu.edu/courses/spring01/cs635/readingSmalltalk.pdf > >
