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by ljw1001 3526 days ago
Smalltalk was very consciously, and conscientiously, designed for humans.
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wvenable 3526 days ago
I did Smalltalk in school and once you peel away a few layers it doesn't feel like it was designed for humans at all. Perl is also said be designed for humans but takes a very different approach.
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nickpsecurity 3526 days ago
What did you feel was bad about Smalltalk?

As for Perl, it was hacked together to automate some work Larry Walls was doing on BLACKER VPN at TRW.

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nickpsecurity 3526 days ago
That's a good point. It will be on the next version of that comment.
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