Those are excellent reasons.  I'm glad you included because it's fun too.

I use Smalltalk for all of those reasons and more.  I use Squeak for even more
discriminating reasons.
    1.  It really truly inspires me when I see what the Squeak community is
doing
    2.  I love how there is no specific vendor that owns it.  I have access to
the source and can cut and run anytime I feel nervous about a direction the
product may be going.  Have you ever said that about any other Smaltalk?
    3.  It runs well on many interesting platforms.
    4.  No vendor owns it.  Oh I already said that...


  - Steve


Piero Campanelli wrote:

> Hi.
>
> i am asking to myself why i am using or why i want to use Squeak. I
> answered:
>
> a. i like OO and i want something easy that allows me to make my OO models
> executable (put in another way smalltalk is a language that allows me to put
> OO concepts as they are in my mind). So I use for PROTOTYPING
>
> b. I think Smalltalk is a good didactic language for learning OO.....so i am
> using for aids in my trainings !!! So I use for DIDACTIC purposes
>
> c. It's fun to program with smalltalk...but this is a very subjective
> opinion....
>
> My question is: i am a newbie to smalltalk world.....are my answers
> arguable? (are they consistent answer?). Do I missing something most
> important ? Probably i need some motivation to learn the VM around Squeak
> ......
>
> Thank you a lot...
>
> Bye