I remember seeing someone&#x27;s C++ code at GDC and thinking to myself, &quot;That looks like good Smalltalk!&quot; Everything was intention revealing. Everything was about objects &quot;sending messages&quot; to each other. I&#x27;ve also seen production Smalltalk that might as well have been FORTRAN from the 70&#x27;s. (Not one instance method or variable in the whole system. Everything was indexed loops.)<p>The people and the culture&#x2F;organization of the shop counts for much more than your language. Language counts for something, but it&#x27;s not where you get the most bang for your buck, and it shouldn&#x27;t be your first priority!