Re: [Pharo-project] A port of Pharo: Redline Smalltalk ..
Hi All,
jarober says:
The reason these "Smalltalk for .NET" and "Smalltalk for the JVM" projects never seem to come off is simple - Smalltalk isn't just flat text in an editor. Smalltalk is the entire interactive environment. It would be fairly simple to get a syntax parser, but it wouldn't be Smalltalk. It would be Ruby or Python with Smalltalk syntax. Somewhat useful perhaps, but not really Smalltalk.
That is so true! Smalltalk is more than just flat text in an editor, which is why Redline Smalltalk is different. I'm trying to bring out some new features that would even make die-hard Smalltalk environment users envious, and at the same time not make barriers to an uptake by more developers.
Sorry, but I believe that it is the way that had to take commercial Smalltalk. It surprises to me that Cincom and company do not see it.
Well I'd be really happy to do this full-time with Cincom support (if they are listening), and if it can remain free and open source. Cincom? Rgs, James. _________________________________________________________________ If It Exists, You'll Find it on SEEK. Australia's #1 job site http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157639755/direct/01/
On Apr 6, 2010, at 3:00 AM, James Ladd wrote:
Hi All,
jarober says:
The reason these "Smalltalk for .NET" and "Smalltalk for the JVM" projects never seem to come off is simple - Smalltalk isn't just flat text in an editor. Smalltalk is the entire interactive environment. It would be fairly simple to get a syntax parser, but it wouldn't be Smalltalk. It would be Ruby or Python with Smalltalk syntax. Somewhat useful perhaps, but not really Smalltalk.
That is so true! Smalltalk is more than just flat text in an editor, which is why Redline Smalltalk is different. I'm trying to bring out some new features that would even make die-hard Smalltalk environment users envious, and at the same time not make barriers to an uptake by more developers.
like what?
Sorry, but I believe that it is the way that had to take commercial Smalltalk. It surprises to me that Cincom and company do not see it.
Well I'd be really happy to do this full-time with Cincom support (if they are listening), and if it can remain free and open source. Cincom?
Rgs, James.
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