> Image-based bootstrapping was useful, but too monolithic.
I feel that. I have no problem with images in theory, but history has made me flinch at them.
> As it is, I'm disillusioned with the open source and software research fields
That's a shame. Open source is very diverse... I hope you have better experiences in the future.
> You may as well AMA.
Awesome. What do you think of Io? — http://iolanguage.org/
I'm asking because I rarely ever hear PL people talk about Io.
I'm also curious, was there a coherent design goal or philosophy behind Slate? Alan Kay is very clear about his values, I have a handle on what Io is about, and so on. All I'm getting from Slate is "better than Smalltalk" but is there something more specific to it?
I feel that. I have no problem with images in theory, but history has made me flinch at them.
> As it is, I'm disillusioned with the open source and software research fields
That's a shame. Open source is very diverse... I hope you have better experiences in the future.
> You may as well AMA.
Awesome. What do you think of Io? — http://iolanguage.org/
I'm asking because I rarely ever hear PL people talk about Io.
I'm also curious, was there a coherent design goal or philosophy behind Slate? Alan Kay is very clear about his values, I have a handle on what Io is about, and so on. All I'm getting from Slate is "better than Smalltalk" but is there something more specific to it?