Comments, with reply, on 'the experience of learning and using Smalltalk' by J. Nielsen and J.T. Richards

The commenter maintains that most novice Smalltalk programmers have different experiences from those described by the authors of the abovementioned article (ibid., vol.6, no.5, p.73-7, May 1989). She points out that they tried to learn a new programming language, programming environment, design methodology, and window system through unguided exploration. She then examines a number of the authors' points in this context, arguing that many of their objections seem to stem from their fundamental misunderstanding of the system's tools. The authors reply that the commenter speaks from the perspective of someone skilled in Smalltalk, and they present counterarguments to a number of her points.<
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