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.