Hi,
I would definitely recommend using Dolphin as the version to learn
Smalltalk, especially if you're focusing on Windows. To me Dolphin brings
developing in Smalltalk from ease of use point of view to the level of
Visual Basic. From all other points of view of course not!
I wish I could say that Dolphin is also the best environment to find a job,
but unfortunately that is not true. As you suggested yourself, IBM VA is
big, but probably even bigger in the job market is Cincom Visual Works. But
those two probably cover 80% or more of the job market
Hope this helps,
Ted
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> Hello, I wish to ask several questions about Smalltalk, and which version
would
> be best for students. I know there are several starter (i.e. free trial)
> versions,
> including squeak, dolphin, and visual-age. My question is, which version
would
> be best suited for teaching students that are not that old. It will be on
the
> Windows
> platform, and I'm looking for ease of use, ease of learning and I would
> probably need
> some beginner tutorials and whatnot. I was wondering if someone could say
which
> one would be best?
>
>
> My next question was, setting aside the above, which version would be the
best
> for a person trying to find a job? I was assuming IBM Visual-Age, just
because
> its
> IBM. I am not sure, and do not even know the state of the SmallTalk job
market.
> Could anyone comment on this question?
>
>
> Any comments that anyone could post would be most appreciated. Thank you.
>
> p.s. I know this is the dolphin newsgroup, but maybe dolphin would be the
> better one for learning, while va or another version would be best in the
> business world (for job availability)---or maybe its the other way around.
This
> is why I am seeking your opinoins. Please excuse my English Grammar.
>
>
>
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