I was listening to a podcast this afternoon, from a guy who's been doing a radio show for 25 years. He was talking about how the time seems to have flown by, and it occurred to me - I've been a Smalltalker now for fifteen years. That's a long time in one sense, but - like the broadcaster - it does seem like "just yesterday" that I picked up a VW 1.0 image and started exploring. I still remember the joy in being able to extend/change/modify anything in the system, and I also remember the shock when VW 2.0 shipped, and - since I had not been using version control - I had the devils own time moving my changes to the new version.

That was a great time, and I wouldn't give up those days at ParcPlace (even with the later pain) for anything. Smalltalk is coming back now, on the wave of dynamic languages, and the buzz surrounding Seaside. Here's looking forward to another fifteen years!

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