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Hi all,

I want to install on my blog a quotes system, and I would like to put smalltalk, smalltalk people or OOP quotes.

Something like:
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
Alan Kay

“Java, the best argument for Smalltalk since C++.”
Frank Winkler (from Franciso A. Lizarralde mail sign)

“Smalltalk: Arrives, analyzes the dragon and princess, turns around and leaves, they are way too inferior.”
From: How to kill a dragon with programming.

I need you, and I make a call for help.

Please, comment, and put your bests quotes.

What do you think is the best quote about Smalltalk world?

I will update, below, with contributions on comments.

Contributions
“In Smalltalk, everything happens somewhere else.”
– Adele Goldberg [attributed by Trygve Reenskaug]

Smalltalk is dangerous. It is a drug. My advice to you would be don’t try it; it could ruin your life. Once you take the time to learn it (to REALLY learn it) you will see that there is nothing out there (yet) to touch it. Of course, like all drugs, how dangerous it is depends on your character. It may be that once you’ve got to this stage you’ll find it difficult (if not impossible) to “go back” to other languages and, if you are forced to, you might become an embittered character constantly muttering ascerbic comments under your breath. Who knows, you may even have to quit the software industry altogether because nothing else lives up to your new expectations. (Andy Bower, C++ expert)

Smalltalk is by far the best programming language available. The Family of C programming languages has been evolving toward Smalltalk-like functionality for the past 25 years. Java is the most Smalltalk-like of the C family, removing the direct pointer manipulation of C++ and adding fully integrated garbage collection. Smalltalk provides a simpler syntax, consistency between class and instance behavior, much higher productivity and easier maintainability. This makes it the logical next choice for current Java developers and the logical choice for businesses interested in reducing their total cost of ownership for software systems. Smalltalk is well supported by many vendors including Cincom and IBM. (Allen B. Davis)

Dynamic typing allows the programmer to do the right thing without trying to convince the compiler that it’s the right thing. (David Buck)

I believe that many of the systems we build today in Java would be better built in Smalltalk and Gemstone (Martin Fowler, JAOO 2003)

Dave Ungar at OOPSLA 2003 replied to the following question: “Why people use C++ and Java [instead of Smalltalk]” by: “Why people smoke [although they know its bad for their health]?”

Smalltalk is so object oriented that nothing is an object (nil). David Buck

Thanks to all

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