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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