[colorforth] Re: objects and forth

[Aleksej Saushev <asau@xxxxxxxx>]

"John R. Strohm" <strohm@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Learning C first will probably do some damage.
>
> Learning Smalltalk first will probably do some serious damage.

Which way? I don't believe that.

I'm more inclined to believe that learning Smalltalk first will cure you
from Forth DIY disease. At least with Smalltalk you get complete system,
usable "mind amplifier."

> Learning LISP first, if you learn it RIGHT (i.e., from SICP),
> will probably help a lot more than it hurts.
>
> Recall that there are two categories of computer languages:
> LISP, and everything else.

And how much does Smalltalk differ from Lisp in conceptual simplicity of
base language?

I'm pretty sure, that if you learn Smalltalk right, it will help more
than learning Forth rigth. Just compare Squeak to equally licensed Forth,
pForth or FICL. Feel the difference. Compare it to Gforth and feel it again.


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HE CE3OH...


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