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Yes, you do. Smalltalk is a running object model and the IDE lets you modify that model while it's running. There are no files. Changes apply instantly. You
by gnaritas 15y ago
Yes, you do. Smalltalk is a running object model and the IDE lets you modify that model while it's running. There are no files. Changes apply instantly. You can pull up some test data, and code it while it's running changing things as fast as you can think until it works the way you want.
To the best of my knowledge, there exists no faster environment to think and code in. SLIME come close, but it's too textual and doesn't seem as fast.
- fractallyte 15y agoDidn't Lisp machines provide an analogous environment? The Smalltalk VM provides access to the entire 'OS'; only the hardware is abstracted away. Surely a similar Lisp VM is possible now?
- gnaritas 15y agoI'm not talking about what's possible, simply what is. Emacs is what's equivalent to a Smalltalk environment for Lisp today.