Randal Schwartz is bringing Smalltalk to people who might not be aware of what it can do:

The reaction was actually quite rewarding.  A number of the hardcore Perl hackers asked a lot of questions about Seaside and how it works, and about Smalltalk in general. The interest was high, and the crowd inspired to investigate this further. So, I have managed to walk into the lion's den and deliver the message, and walked out without too many scratches.  Yeay.

I've had very favorable responses from Ruby groups when I've visited them - I'm always careful not to push too hard though. I think it works to present Seaside and Smalltalk as "if you're into Ruby, here's another dynamic language technology you ought to be aware of". Presented that way, it seems to work.

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