Websites, Web Frameworks

The world has changed profoundly when brilliant people used their profound intelligence to create something which has not been seen since the invention of the printing press: a revolution so mind-boggling that children take to it like ducks to water and that is the invention of the World Wide Web. Tools have been created that allow complete novices to publish their thoughts, feelings, ideas, a part of themselves to be shown to all who are able to reach their pages no matter where they are in the world whether in Africa or even the Philippines.

One can even publish without spending anything more than what it costs to use a personal computer in an internet cafe . Where before it was the exclusive province of the rich who could afford a printing press and those smart enough and eloquent enough to turn ideas into words that beguile the imagination of the readers, now anyone can write his thoughts and publish to the world even if he cannot spell (a spell checker does that service free of charge).

While there are varying degrees of difficulty associated with making a website one inevitably turns to tools to mitigate the difficulties and allow the creative aspect of the endeavor to get free rein. Seaside in Smalltalk is one such tool or Web Framework that allows one to make a website such as Ching's World, a website completely written in Squeak Smalltalk