I interpret it as message passing between independent computing entities. For example, having a global object called "google" and an associated message "ask", or an object "HSBCBank" with a method "getMonthlyStatement".
Instead, we started to apply OO principles from a software engineering point of view, in order to write big monoliths.
Pharo isn't Smalltalk inspired, Pharo is a Smalltalk, one of several; it forked from Squeak to create a more business oriented Smalltalk rather than the garish toy for children that Squeak was.
Instead, we started to apply OO principles from a software engineering point of view, in order to write big monoliths.