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Comparing Smalltalk and Java

Feb 7, 2009
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In "On OOA and Simplicity (Part 1)", Samuel Falvo says:

In short, it'll take you, the programmer, substantially longer to implement a properly OO solution to any problem in Java than it would in Smalltalk. What this means is that a company will shell out more cash for proper OO solutions in Java than they would in Smalltalk. Period. The economics and the laws of physics agree on this one.

Well summarized, and the rest of the article provides the justification.

Dynamic languages for web development vs Java

Jul 13, 2008
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From a recent blog post:

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The simple truth is that for web applications dynamic approaches are massively more productive. Take a look at Seaside (Smalltalk), Grails (groovy) or Rails (Ruby) and its clear that Java has nothing to compare. The DSLs provided by these languages make web development a cinch. Productivity improvements of 2-3 times is not uncommon. This translates to a reduced time to market, and better responsiveness to business needs.
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The domains where Java makes sense are shrinking. Given the performance of dynamic languages nowadays and the ability to inter-operate with high performance system languages like C++, I see Java and C# being squeezed.
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I couldn't have said it better. Go read the rest of the article, including the linked article where the Java people continue to spread FUD.