Computer Programming using GNU Smalltalk

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by fogus • 17 years ago

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Is GNU Smalltalk a fully-compliant Smalltalk-80 implementation? I have tried messing with Squeak Smalltalk in the past, but the UI always puts me off.

mattyb• 17 years ago

According to http://smalltalk.gnu.org/faq/146, it is.

omouse• 17 years ago

You just have to get used to it. I find Squeak to be more powerful than GNU Smalltalk because it has integrated version control and is basically the most self-aware IDE there is. The GUI may look ugly but it's usable and I thought programmers didn't care much for beauty if the functionality was there ;)

hboon2• 17 years ago

Like I tell everyone who cares, if you want to start with Smalltalk and can't stand Squeak, give Dolphin a go if you are on Windows. There's a free version. (You might still want to come back to Squeak or Pharo later).

draegtun2• 17 years ago

If u don't like the Squeak UI then take a look at Pharo: http://www.pharo-project.org/home

randallsquared• 17 years ago

Using "you" is only two extra characters, and not using them devalues anything you say, for some people.

rbanffy• 17 years ago

Does it always have the Aqua buttons or it gets a more native look from the system it's running on?

mahmud• 17 years ago

It's fully compliant without the overreaching "desktop" metaphor that's so ingrained in other Smalltalk. GNU Smalltalk has a repl and is able to load files from disk and dump images; very Lispy features that breaks rank with the GUI-nature of most other STs.

spooneybarger4• 17 years ago

i like gnu smalltalk but the lack of some of the gui tools is a drawback for me.

pfedor• 17 years ago

Last I checked (a few years ago admittedly) GNU Smalltalk didn't include line numbers in error messages, which made it hardly usable for anything > 300 lines. Does anyone know whether it changed?

spooneybarger4• 17 years ago

paolo has greatly advanced the state of gnu smalltalk. you might want to give it another look.

icey• 17 years ago

Does that include providing line numbers in error messages?

Computer Programming using GNU Smalltalk

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