I am new to SmallTalk. I have to learn it because I have to take a 
class on
SmallTalk.

The major reason that why SmallTalk is way less popular as Microsoft VB 
is
that SmallTalk lacks documentatation and a good tutorial. I know 
SmallTalk
can do almost everything that VB can, but a newbie like me just don't 
know
how to do it. It is not easy to find the correct class and method. Even 
if
I am lucky enough to find it, I have to spend hours to learn how to use
those methods. Few documentation and examples on the web are available.
After several setbacks like this, people will probably give up and 
forget
SmallTalk.

One of my assignments was to add a radio button group and then deal 
with
the user input. Even my teacher does not know how to implement a radio
button group. He spent half an hour in class, trying to show us how to 
add
a radio button group. He failed. Then he wanted us to complete that
assignment ourselves. God! It is even difficult for a SmallTalk senior 
to
find out something common! How can SmallTalk be popular? Look at how 
easy
it is to add a radio button group in Microsoft VB!

Well, it is just my complaint on this language. I hope SmallTalk geeks
should come up with a very good tutorial book for SmallTalk newbies.
Otherwise, it will never be popular.



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