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A Lisp guy (Ng Pheng Siong) explores Smalltalk/X and finds that he likes it - and scripts up an example of downloading the PDF of this book (link courtesy of Chris Petrilli). It's an example of how easy it is to get started in Smalltalk - grab an implementation, open a workspace, and start trying things out. No obscure compiler options to figure out, the debugger pops up if and when you need it, and the browsers work with you to find code. Go ahead - take the plunge and see for yourself!