> -----Mensaje original-----
> David Mitchell escreveu:
> 	Most of the things that make Smalltalk great (what makes Smalltalk
>  	Smalltalk) are the things that hold it back for a lot of people.
>
> 	If you want a more Unixy, scripty, Smalltalkish thing with syntax
> 	blended C and Perl that you can hack with a text editor, try Ruby.
>
> 	If you want objects all the time with a crazy amount of integration in
> 	the tools and little attempt at conforming to outside ideas, Smalltalk
> 	is your game.
>
>
>
> Some things that hold back smalltalk:
>
> 1 .... Everybody
>   knows that with current technology (JVM) it is not possible to build
>   large intensive Java applications (just study how the  garbage
>   collection works... what happens when you have to handle large data...).
>   ....

Careful, that's not true. With trained guys it surely can be accomplished.
The small team I belong to it's an example of that.
Of course it is still easier with smalltalk. And I think previous Smalltak
training was key part of our success.
To think that everything related to java is just trash is mistaken and
doesn't help.

Cheers.

    Emilio