I think there is definitely interest in this. Dynamic languages on the JVM are a hot topic of discussion right now, and to my way of thinking anyway, Smalltalk is the poster child of dynamic languages.
I am curious though. What do you mean by the statement that development is done in a "surrogate" Smalltalk environment?
Ron ----------=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-========oOo========-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=---------- mailto:Ronald.P.Welch@baesystems.com Phone:(607)770-3701 BAE SYSTEMS Controls 600 Main St Johnson City, NY 13790-1888 ----------=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-===================-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=---------- -----Original Message----- From: Jason Jones [mailto:jsj@ksc.com] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 3:23 PM To: squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org Subject: Smalltalk/JVM
We were looking for feedback on turning Smalltalk/JVM into an open source project.
Smalltalk/JVM is a Smalltalk Compiler that compiles to Java bytecodes and class files.
Is this something any of you out there in the programming community are interested in? We would love some feedback.
Mission Software, Inc. has created a Smalltalk compiler for the JVM. This compiler allows Smalltalk to run on any JVM. The compiler currently produces 100% Java class files fully compatible with the Sun JVM specification. This allows Smalltalk and Java code to interact seamlessly and allows Smalltalk programs to run anywhere Java runs.
a.. Compiler compiles Smalltalk classes into Java .class files a.. Java code callable from Smalltalk code a.. Smalltalk code callable from Java code a.. Java classes subclassing Smalltalk classes a.. Smalltalk classes subclassing Java classes a.. Development is done in a "surrogate" Smalltalk environment a.. Execution in any JVM environment a.. Support for Smalltalk blocks a.. Support for JIT Compilers a.. Ability to write Servlets in Smalltalk a.. Ability to write Applets in Smalltalk (No plug-in required) a.. No special VM required
Please email any questions to me at jsj@ksc.com