[estebanlor]

I have to say this: I am the architect of Pharo (bah, the guy who has the responsibility of putting the pieces together and handle the releases). While I cannot do anything about it, I do not feel comfortable (and I know a lot if not all the members of the "core team" either) with this kind of "evangelisation". We love our little environment, and we certainly believe it has merits enough to be considered a player in the language ecosystem. We do our language with passion and conviction, but also with respect for other languages and programmers.

While the author has the right to do as he thinks is the best, please consider this is not how the team developing Pharo thinks and act.

[smalltalkcoder]

This article is mainly about the programming competition. What's wrong with that kind of evangelism? I think it's a great idea. It certainly attracts attention to Smalltalk (Pharo), a relatively obscure language.

If you're grousing about the author's comparison to other languages, he's not showing disrespect by pointing out that their approach to language promotion hasn't produced the desired outcome. He's simply stating the truth.

[xkriva11]

Dear Mr Eng (or louiscyphre or smalltalkcoder), please stop using alternative accounts to pretend that others like your articles.

[smalltalkcoder]

I am not Richard Eng. Why would you think that anyone who supports Smalltalk can only be him? Do you really believe there is only one Smalltalk fan throughout the world?

Richard is the most prolific promoter of Smalltalk in years. So I support and applaud his efforts. Why is this so difficult to accept?