[Newbies] Teaching Smalltalk

[Lawson English]

On 5/3/10 9:53 PM, Samuel Williams wrote:
> Thanks John.
>
> I don't know Smalltalk syntax, so I can't make the adjustments myself. It isn't that I don't understand functional programming concepts.
>
> Kind regards,
> Samuel
>    

It seems to me that for a brief representative example, clarity, as long 
as it isn't contrived, is more important than making sure you have the 
shortest example using the best syntax.

Also, an important Smalltalk strength is in the "liveness" of its 
objects. You mention that Smalltalk is highly productive, but it might 
be good to mention that for this reason, Smalltalk has been used to 
develop or refine a remarkable number of concepts and techniques used in 
computer programming, starting with the term "object oriented 
programming" itself, and including graphical user interfaces, many of 
the most important design patterns, Unit Testing, etc.

Lawson