Hi,

We will create an internal SW. 
It will be our new generation of our stock software.
Today we are using java but we need a big refactoring so we will
rewrite some of our modules in Smalltalk.




What we need is flexibility and that the platform will exist 5yr from now :)

Best R.
W.



On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 12:01:36 -0500, Brian Tabone <brian.tabone at gmail.com> wrote:
> Not to start a flame war, but I ported a non commercial app that did
> quite a bit of float comparing and file I/O. I ported it from Squeak
> to Visual Works. Visual Works was roughly twice as fast in execution
> on the same platform. I believe this is because Cincom has focused on
> speed through the use of a Just in Time compiler. Squeak is 100%
> interpreted unless you put your heavy lifting into a primitive writtin
> in either SLang or C.
> 
> Visual Works also supports multiple system windows instead of just
> using one operating system window for everything. This can be a real
> advantage for look and feel for your end user, it's something they'll
> be more familiar with.
> 
> Having said all that, I personaly prefer squeak. Something about how
> its laid out coupled with the power of Morphic and the availability of
> Croquet all work towards making Squeak my prefered Smalltalk
> environment.
> 
> Something like this is subjective and ultimately you have to ask
> yourself what your customers are expecting. Also consider the
> licensing fees for commercial use of Visual Works, in contrast to
> Squeaks free all the time for all uses aspect.
> 
> If you need speed and or multiple OS level windows, Visual Works is
> what I would recommend.
> If you need UI flexibility and low (ie no) licensing costs Squeak is a
> great pick.
> 
> Hope that helps,
> Brian T
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:49:07 +0200, Squeak Smalltalk
> <wallenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I like Squeak.
> > Is there anyone on the list that use squeak in a "real" product ?
> > Or should I use VW or dolphin for our new development ?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > W.
> >
> >
>