I'd like to call Stephan Ducasse for special mention for providing the free Smalltalk books site. And I'd like to mention all the other people who contributed to the Squeak books and the continuing Pharo documentation work. Producing good documentation is hard work and when you're not being paid for it, reveals a deep commitment to the community of users.
Nobody else has mentioned Claus Gittinger of Smalltalk/X, a fine system. Then there is Dolphin, which is the most beautiful Smalltalk I've ever come across, and which is the only reason I bother running Windows on any machine. There is innovative work in both systems. perhaps the world's most *beautiful* Smalltalk system, the worst feature of which is being Windows-only. On Sun, 25 Jul 2021 at 21:00, Clacton Server <da...@totallyobjects.com> wrote: > > Eric Clayberg - John O’Keefe?? > > On 25 Jul 2021, at 09:33, Richard Sargent <rsarg...@5x5.on.ca> wrote: > > Dave Thomas of OTI probably ranks in your list. > > On July 24, 2021 3:44:40 PM PDT, horrido.hobb...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> I’m looking for a list of individuals who have contributed greatly to the >> advancement of Smalltalk, post Xerox PARC period (1972-1980). By >> advancement, I don’t only mean on a technical basis but on an educational or >> public awareness basis (this could include books, podcasts, talk circuit, >> video instruction, etc.). Any basis that has made Smalltalk a success in the >> marketplace (including commercialization). >> >> I posted this question on LinkedIn and got one useful response: the late >> James Robertson. >> >> My personal nomination is Kent Beck. >> >> I’m not that familiar with the deep history of Smalltalk, so I’m looking for >> more nominations. >> >> Thanks. > >
