> Over time every image collects entropy, mistakes, and bitrot like no one's business! Eventually it gets to be impossible to figure out how to fix it, or takes so much energy to maintain you won't bother.
That's an interesting perspective, thank you for sharing.
Smalltalk was trying hard to be different, and there were a lot of neat ideas in there, but while it seems like a very powerful concept to have your OS/editor and language all rolled up into one, that doesn't mean it's a good idea. Kind of like LISP macros. Seems like such a powerful and useful concept, but on the other hand, if you give programmers too much power, they are guaranteed to misuse it.
That's an interesting perspective, thank you for sharing.
Smalltalk was trying hard to be different, and there were a lot of neat ideas in there, but while it seems like a very powerful concept to have your OS/editor and language all rolled up into one, that doesn't mean it's a good idea. Kind of like LISP macros. Seems like such a powerful and useful concept, but on the other hand, if you give programmers too much power, they are guaranteed to misuse it.