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What software today is written in Smalltalk? The Seaside web framework used to be a thing, but doesn't appear to be one any more.
by ogogmad 6y ago
What software today is written in Smalltalk?
The Seaside web framework used to be a thing, but doesn't appear to be one any more.
- ogogmad 6y agoMaybe this is the answer: https://pharo.org/success https://pharo.org/success
- mumblemumble 6y agoSeaside's at least still being actively maintained. My sense is that, as one of those languages that, while still reasonably popular, never really took off as an open source platform, the bulk of Smalltalk work is proprietary work that you don't really get to hear about. I'm hoping Pharo's good work turns that tide a bit; they've done a whole lot of work to address things that hindered the use of Smalltalk in open source projects. Reportedly it's popular in finance. For example, JP Morgan somewhat famously built a major risk management system in Smalltalk. I've heard plenty of similar intimations, but, considering that, during my stint in the financial industry, I wasn't allowed to talk publicly about any technology that the company considered a competitive advantage (though we were encouraged to name-drop Java as much as we liked), I wouldn't hold my breath for a lot of specifics.