Monthly Archives: February 2007
My Full-Circle Journey Back to Smalltalk
I suppose it’s time to tell my story. I was a Smalltalk zealot in the late 90′s, but I left it behind when I started my own business. I’ve now come full-circle, and I’m finding once again that Smalltalk is … Continue reading
Identity and Equality in Ruby and Smalltalk
One important concept in object-oriented languages is the difference between equality and identity. The concept isn’t complicated, but the English words we use to talk about it are imprecise. The thesaurus says that “identity” and “equality” are synonyms. So let’s … Continue reading
First Post
I don’t normally think of myself as the type of person who would do this. Writing for nobody in particular, sending emails to myself, speaking in front of groups… these are images that I associate with blogging. Even the word … Continue reading
