Ken G. Brown wrote:
> Perhaps some will find this of interest in relation to the current discussion of the vision for Squeak:
>
> Squeak: Open Personal Computing and Multimedia
> <
http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/squeakbook/>
>
> The Future of Squeak - Dan Shafer
> <
http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/squeakbook/uploads/futuresqueak2.pdf>
This is a great text and very relevant to the discussion we should be
having. Though the book came out in 2001, I imagine that these words
were written earlier - before the full impact of the bursting of the
Internet bubble was felt. That left many Squeakers looking for jobs, so
naturally the pace of development slowed down a bit compared to what was
predicted. I would say that if you consider things like VPRI's "Steps",
Cobalt/Teleplace and Dan's Lively Kernel as part of the "greater Squeak"
then most of what was described in this paper has come to pass.
What's next?
-- Jecel
