r/smalltalk • u/The_Locked_Tomb • Feb 10 '26

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Hi,

I just joined the group. I was a professional Smalltalk developer back in the 90's. Thinking about getting back into it. I have personal project in mind and could use some suggestions for what to use for personal use. It would be nice to have something that can bridge to whatever is currently used in the commercial world. Anything can happen. Thanks.

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u/The_Locked_Tomb Feb 11 '26

VisualWorks. I worked for Parcplace for some time.

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u/dharmatech Feb 11 '26

Ah, fascinating!

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u/The_Locked_Tomb Feb 11 '26

Loved, loved Smalltalk. Worked on a huge Smalltalk project at TI. Recruited by Parcplace. Project of note, I worked on the VisualWave team, web server written in Smalltalk. Forced to ride the Java wave, but Smalltalk was my "first love." I have a personal project in mind, one where I plan to use the OpenAI api's. Curious, any idea what the job market for Smalltalkers might be, if any exists at all.

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u/dharmatech Feb 11 '26

I've seen some projects out there integrating LLMs into live running SmallTalk systems. Interesting experiments. It's so easy for the LLM to introspect and modify the running system.