Leading Technology Companies Join Forces To Promote Smalltalk

Leading Technology Companies Join Forces To Promote Smalltalk – This is a link to the “STIC Official Press Release” announcing it’s reorganization and explaining the efforts they are making to promote Smalltalk.

SIXX 0.1f is now available

SIXX 0.1f is now available
- “SIXX is a XML serializer/deserializer for Smalltalk. You can exchange almost all Smalltalk objects among images.”

SUnit 3.1 – new version, new web site

SUnit 3.1 – new version, new web site
- “Sunit 3.1, the mother of all unit testing frameworks, has just been officially released on Sourceforge. Now available at http://sunit.sourceforge.net, developers can find the new releases, development versions, and links to related work.”

Matisse 6.0 DBMS Supports VisualWorks 7

Matisse 6.0 DBMS Supports VisualWorks 7 – “Matisse Software Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of Smalltalk binding for VisualWorks 7 on the Windows and Linux platforms for its flagship product Matisse 6.0 DBMS.”

Squeak version 3.4 released

Squeak version 3.4 released
- “On March 5th, Squeak 3.4 was released. This release presents a milestone in the history of the project, because it is the first release ever that was created by the Squeak community. It shows that the Squeak community is active and thriving, and proves that Squeak can and will be successful without the stewardship of corporations like Apple and Disney, who have largely sponsored development so far. Squeak 3.4 is also the first step towards a more modular Squeak. It supports access to SqueakMap, a package catalogue system that is under development. With SqueakMap, Squeak users are now able to load additional functionality from the Internet, much like Perl’s CPAN or Debian’s APT system. SqueakMap will make it easier to distribute various configurations of Squeak, ranging from ‘bare bones’ (for embedded
applications) to ‘all bells and whistles’ (for education and new users).”

Bistro 3.4: Smalltalk in a Java VM

Bistro 3.4: Smalltalk in a Java VM – “Bistro is a new programming language that integrates the best features of Smalltalk and Java?. Bistro is a variation of Smalltalk that runs on top of any Java? virtual machine (VM) that conforms to Sun’s Java? specifications.”

Croquet: A Squeak-Based Operating System

Croquet: A Squeak-Based Operating System – “Croquet was built to answer a simple question. If we were to create a new operating system and user interface knowing what we know today, how far could we go. What kinds of decisions would we make that we might have been unable to even consider 20 or 30 years ago, when the current set of operating systems were first created.”