Offray wrote > I think that SRP has a "flaw" of showing itself as some kind of way to > save Smalltalk of its unpopular destiny, not being on top 10 of TIOBE or > being a niche platform, but for me that's not a cruel destiny and if it > were that's not the best way to fight against it, but by building stuff > that more people can use. Talking by making instead of talking by > talking. We can start with some small community and spread from there > (interactive documentation is my approach).
This is the popular "if you build it, they will come" philosophy. It /may/ work, but I seriously doubt it. > So may be the best way of SRP to serve Smalltalk could be to not be so > "self-serving" about its own goals (popularity, jvm, javascript, > enterprise, TIOBE) and show the diversity of views and concerns of the > Smalltalk community. To be a place for diversity in Smalltalk (may be a > curator of dispersed experiences elsewhere). I don't understand what you mean by "self-serving". The SRP does not serve itself – it serves *you*, the Smalltalk community. It's sole purpose is to promote your language, to raise it in the public consciousness, to get people to try it. There is no other agenda. Of course, whether or not you /want/ this attention is a different question. > I hope it helps, > > Offray -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Mea-Culpa-tp4800840p4801113.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
