22 Dec
1997
22 Dec
'97
5:06 p.m.
I've heard Smalltalk described (fairly or unfairly) as a "dying" language and have been advised not to spend much time looking at it; C++ , my CompSci instructor declared, was the way to go in learning marketable OO skills. In the face of such opposition, I wonder how it is that people are investing the resources to get an ANSI standard in the pipeline. What are the advantages of Smalltalk over other languages...or is there a FAQ list I'm supposed to read for questions like that?
I've noticed some international participation in the list. If ANSI gets a standard in place, will ISO follow suit, or is that another can of worms entirely?
Thanx, Bill McClain (mailto:alumshubby@aol.com)