---
title: "DotNet vs. Smalltalk"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/4/11/dotnet-vs-smalltalk.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/4/11/dotnet-vs-smalltalk.html"
published: "2004-04-11T22:41:00"
updated: "2004-04-11T22:41:00"
tags: [".Net Original"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "This is an interesting read. (via Cincom) here's the end of it: “Microsoft, are you listening? I am making a concerted effort here to give up my Smalltalk bigotry and you guys aren't helping! What ever happened to…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# DotNet vs. Smalltalk

By Roy Osherove April 11, 2004 In [.Net Original](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-original)

**Historical article** · Originally published April 11, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

[This is an interesting read.](http://minotaur.mine.nu/roller/page/swart/20040410#dotnet_vs_smalltalk) (via Cincom)

here's the end of it:

_“Microsoft, are you listening? I am making a concerted effort here to give up my_ [_Smalltalk bigotry_](http://www.google.com/search?q=smalltalk+bigot) _and you guys aren't helping! What ever happened to_ [_"simple things should be simple, complex things should be possible"_](http://laurel.actlab.utexas.edu/~cynbe/muq/muf3_19.html)_? Instead, with .NET only trivial tasks seem to be simple, everything else is complex and time consuming.“_

## More in .Net Original

[All posts in .Net Original](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-original)

- Apr 15, 2004

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- Apr 14, 2004

    ### [Connection pools and a DAAB v. 3 mystery](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/4/14/connection-pools-and-a-daab-v-3-mystery.html)

- Apr 10, 2004

    ### [The Regulator 2.0 is out](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/4/10/the-regulator-20-is-out.html)

- Apr 5, 2004

    ### [The next Regulator is gonna rock (with your help)](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/4/5/the-next-regulator-is-gonna-rock-with-your-help.html)


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