I think a lot could have change in the two years since I asked how Smalltalk can benefit from the development of Dart. Originally, Dart was meant to be a web language. Now it is going to be the main language for an Operating System. Since it has the full backing of Google, it is in our interest to ride with it. I wish Smalltalk not to miss out again.
We can of course port the current VM's for Squeak, Pharo, VisualWorks to Fuchsia, but what do we gain by that? Not much, I think. What if Smalltalk can do everything Dart can do in Fuchsia - look and feel, apps, scripting, concurrency, etc. Since Smalltalk seems to be a superset of Dart, can we auto translate Dart to Smalltalk? Just as Slang converts Smalltalk to C, can we have a Smalltalk subset that converts to Dart? Can Smalltalk be the debugger or simulator for Dart development? Can Smalltalk do more than what Dart can do in Fuchsia? I wish I have access to the great minds Ben had mentioned. I am hoping that this thread will draw the best minds and ideas to pave the way for Smalltalk or its descendants to succeed in the future. Again, let's brainstorm. All the best, Aik-Siong Koh -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Google-building-new-OS-with-Dart-tp4911649p4912075.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
