Posted by horrido on Jan 22, 2015; 9:18pm
URL: https://forum.world.st/Mea-Culpa-tp4800840p4801107.html

In fact, I did look for previous attempts to "market" Smalltalk. I found nothing. All previous attempts to popularize Smalltalk have been grassroots, ie, using word of mouth; giving talks and seminars at conferences and local user groups; a scattered (and somewhat chaotic) collection of blogs and websites. Nothing that focuses attention.

A personal note: it was word of mouth that got me hooked on Smalltalk. A close friend of mine from Cherniak Software persuaded me to look into Smalltalk. If not for him, I'd still think Smalltalk was a dying language today.

blake wrote

>>Without the ability to address the largest number of Smalltalkers, the SRP
cannot make any progress.<<

Did you do any research on this before embarking? You may not be the first
person who has attempted what you're trying.
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Often when I'm trying to accomplish something that hasn't previously been
attempted or, if attempted, not attained, I find that I've misunderstood
where the difficulty lies. In very few cases is it merely a matter of
determination.

Looking at others' failures can be instructive.