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7 minutes of Pharo Smalltalk for Rubyists

Avdi Grimm · demo · Watch on YouTube

Programming language designTesting, debugging & developer toolsPython, Ruby & scripting languages

What it is

Ruby developer Avdi Grimm gives a seven-minute tour of Pharo Smalltalk's development environment, focusing on tools like search-by-example and the integrated, live coding experience.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a quick, compelling look at what Smalltalk tooling feels like, especially for Ruby programmers.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 8 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “for rubyists specifically it can really be quite mind blowing.”

    Introduction to Pharo for Rails developers, mind-blowing for rubyists.

    web3-is-a-scam, 2023-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Pharo 11”

  2. “As a Ruby developer this video about Pharo smalltalk made me a smalltalk believer”

    Converted a Ruby developer into a Smalltalk believer.

    throwatdem12311, 2026-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Squeak/Smalltalk 6.1 Release Notes”

  3. “There's this recent video showing a little of what the Pharo Smalltalk environment is like”

    Newbie's tour of cool things in the Pharo environment.

    mikelevins, 2020-05 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Production Lisp in 2020?”

  4. “I'd also recommend this short 7 min video by Avdi Grimm”

    Short look at what the Pharo environment looks like.

    Qem, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Choosing a language to learn for the heck of it”

  5. “Listed as a Smalltalk intro resource.”

    sebastianconcpt, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “Smalltalk simplicity and consistency vs. other languages (2022) [video]”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: pharo, smalltalk, ruby, live coding, repl-driven development

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