Indeed the article is kind to Smalltalk.

Janko wrote:

> In this case I see a wise thinking about weaknesses of OO and Smalltalk
> and how to overcome it by better "best practices". For instance, the
> newcommers are asking where to find a guidelines for modeling OO domain
> models in pure OO way.

The C++, Java and C# textbooks I read before I tried Smalltalk are not
very helpful.

I did not order a copy of Kent Beck's "Smalltalk Best Practice
Patterns" before if went out of print. Would it help?

It is hard to substitute many hours spent with time-tested Smalltalk
source code. Maybe an Active Essay (semi literate!) tourist guide to
the kernel and standard libraries would be a helpful learning tool.
Hypertext in source code (thanks to Ted Kaehler) still works.

http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/42

Have fun! David