RailsConf 09: Robert Martin, "What Killed Smalltalk Could K
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中文导读
Robert Martin（Uncle Bob）在 RailsConf 2009 上的反思演讲。他复盘了技术极具前瞻性的 Smalltalk 为何最终走向衰落，警示语言社区的傲慢与狂热可能让 Ruby 重蹈覆辙。
为什么 HN 推它
HN 在讨论语言布道、社区生态演变与技术狂热时经常引用的演讲，生动揭示了一门优秀语言如何因非技术因素走向没落。
「在与其他语言社区打交道时，我觉得这场演讲非常具有启发性和参考价值。」HN 网友原话：I find this talk [0] very informative and useful while interacting with other languages and communities.
英文原摘要（HackerTube / Claude 整理）
Robert Martin's RailsConf 2009 talk looks at why Smalltalk lost out despite its technical strengths. He draws lessons about language communities and arrogance that he argues could hurt Ruby too.
HN cites it in discussions of language evangelism, community dynamics and zealotry, as an accessible account of how a good language can die for non-technical reasons.
HN 上的提及
pretty interesting
But the lesson of Smalltalk is that "better" isn't just in the technical details.
probably worth watching if you enjoy Uncle Bob's soulful stylings
The tldw reasons he gives for why Smalltalk died