In fact, I did look for previous attempts to "market" Smalltalk. I found nothing. All previous attempts to popularize Smalltalk have been grassroots, ie, using word of mouth; giving talks and seminars at conferences and local user groups; a scattered (and somewhat chaotic) collection of blogs and websites. Nothing that /focuses/ attention.
A personal note: it was word of mouth that got me hooked on Smalltalk. A close friend of mine from Cherniak Software persuaded me to look into Smalltalk. If not for him, I'd *still* think Smalltalk was a dying language today. blake wrote >>>Without the ability to address the largest number of Smalltalkers, the SRP > cannot make any progress.<< > > Did you do any research on this before embarking? You may not be the first > person who has attempted what you're trying. > > Often when I'm trying to accomplish something that hasn't previously been > attempted or, if attempted, not attained, I find that I've misunderstood > where the difficulty lies. In very few cases is it merely a matter of > determination. > > Looking at others' failures can be instructive. -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Mea-Culpa-tp4800840p4801107.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
