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>> … but it didn't succeed because … <<

By what definition of success?

From 80's through '90s Smalltalk was used commercially in finance and manufacturing and … on large scale projects.



Well yes there were commercial implementations, but people bemoan smalltalk 'dying'. Compared to C++, C or even Java for example.


Presumably because they now have to use C++, C or even Java.




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