Smalltalk scripting (was Re: jpython anyone?)

ajalis at twu.net ajalis at twu.net
Mon Dec 11 22:17:36 UTC 2000


On Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 04:54:31PM -0500, Bijan Parsia wrote:
> What's a script look like? Well maybe (for *nix) something like
> -----
> #!path/to/squeak
> 
> | temp | "Well, why not allow explict declarations? ;)"
> 
> def helperFunction: [:x :y |
> 	x doesSomethignTo: y].
> 
> "sugar for helperfunction := [:x :y....]"
> 
> temp := someInput.
> 
> helperFunction (temp, argv at: 1).
> "sugar for helperFunction value: someInput value (argv at: 1)"
> ------

Gnu Smalltalk is somewhat like this.

Why not use Gnu Smalltalk's syntax here (instead of 
defining keywords like "def").

Asim





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