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I loved to see a Cuis version of SqueakJS. Just pare it down to its essential classes just to give developers a clean base to experiment with the language on. No e-Toys, no Metacello, etc.
Been there, done that. You need SqueakJS, a browser an the changes, source and image files for Cuis. Startup is a bit slow, but it works. SqueakJS is just another VM.
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Could you elaborate how this works – Headless SqueakJS plus WebComponents GUI?
Instead of having a Smalltalk image which contains the typical GUI (Morphic or otherwise being BitBlt on a HTML Canvas) I run a Smalltalk image which has a number of Classes representing WebComponents. These classes have a small interface with Javascript (implemented as primitive calls in case you are familiar, similar to other SqueakJS plugins). When instantiating such a WebComponent, it will also instantiate a DOM…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Instead of having a Smalltalk image which contains the typical GUI (Morphic or otherwise being BitBlt on a HTML Canvas) I run a Smalltalk image which has a number of Classes representing WebComponents. These classes have a small interface with Javascript (implemented as primitive calls in case you are familiar, similar to other SqueakJS plugins). When instantiating such a WebComponent, it will also instantiate a DOM…
Interesting. At 54:55 Tim Rowledge mentions Distributed Smalltalk by Chris Mala (not sure about the name). Is there any information about this? I could not find anything what seemed relevant or recent.
Is it possible to "save the image" in this version?
Yes it is. It will be stored in the browser using IndexDB. You can download these back onto your computer. See https://squeak.js.org/run/
One thing that's amazing about SqueakJS (and one reason this VM inside another VM runs so fast) is the way Vanessa Freudenberg elegantly and efficiently created a hybrid Smalltalk garbage collector that works with the JavaScript garbage collector. SqueakJS: A Modern and Practical Smalltalk That Runs in Any Browser http://www.freudenbergs.de/bert/publications/Freudenberg-201... >The fact that SqueakJS represents Squea…
Also: The Evolution of Smalltalk: From Smalltalk-72 through Squeak. DANIEL INGALLS, Independent Consultant, USA http://worrydream.com/refs/Ingalls%20-%20The%20Evolution%20o... >A.5 Squeak >Although Squeak is still available for most computers, SqueakJS has become the easiest way to run Squeak for most users. It runs in just about any web browser, which helps in schools that do not allow the installation of non-standa…
Would be great if you could cite that one next time. The main improvement for me is not being deadnamed. There are other corrections as well.