> Is there a significant difference?
> 
> Steve

	Depending on what exactly you want the book to do. The syntax is not an
issue, but squeak is a very large system - daunting for someone used to
the murky STL or Java or nothing at all. 

	SmallTalk is a blast, but what gets (most) people initially hooked is
the kit - the stuff that's there. Then they want to change something and
find out how much more natural an interactive, dynamic environment is.
It's quite a mindshift for people used to C or C?? [sic]. Something
tailored toward helping competent programmers make the transition while
subtly pointing out some of the really rich OO theory would be
invaluable.