RailsConf 09: Robert Martin, "What Killed Smalltalk Could K

Robert Martin (Object Mentor, Inc.)
"What Killed Smalltalk Could Kill Ruby, Too"

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  Science & Technology

[kefsound]

4 viewers use PHP.

[randito]

What a fantastic speaker...

[Samuel Falvo II]

Every minute to run tests? My ass! Try every five seconds! :-) Unit tests should run fast so you can get immediate feedback. A minute is just too long.

[Curtis Ovard]

"Tests eliminate fear" - great statement

[Romy Ilano]

what a great, passionate speaker!

[Charles Adams]

We built an entire semiconductor fab at TI using ST in the 90's. Although not with TI any more, we continue to build a software framework used by the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry. It is embedded code operating million dollar machines, processing silicon with rare metals, flammable gasses and high voltage. This is a dangerous environment for software and represents, IMHO, one of the outstanding successes of ST.

[allaboutmath]

OreillyMedia, please correct the title of the talk.!

[rollingstone99]

god! this guy represents the typical stereotype of a nerd... knowledgable but utterly awkward!

[mmille10]

Liked his definition of professionalism: Someone who, in the face of pressure, falls back on their rules and discipline, and operates without fear.

[saadazzz]

7 viewers use PHP

[Kurr rattor]

I agree. When it comes to simplicity and ease of use Smalltalk language and its browsers are IMHO better than everything I've seen so far for Java or C#, Ruby, Python, etc.

[philippeback]

Well, Pharo is quite on its way to the spotlight! Anyway, having been programming with a lot of languages, Smalltalk still feels the best of the bunch. Like in "Pleasure to program".