> I'm sorry I do not think that the ST learning curve is really all that
> steep. Getting used to thinking about objects
> is where people that come from a non -- OO background hit the mind block.
> The syntax is different but not a big deal if anything far more intuitive.

I agree.  I was seriously productive within weeks after messing 
around (with the benefit of a full set of the smalltalk books, 
however).