Monday, August 31st, 2009
Clamato: Smalltalk-esque runtime in the browser
Category: JavaScript, Showcase
As soon as we developed Bespin we wanted a world where we could create an application in the editor and see it live… and then edit it all live too! Server-side JS makes this quite possible.
Clamato is experimenting in this way too, albeit slightly differently:
Clamato is a Smalltalk dialect that is designed to operate within the JavaScript runtime. (For non-Canadians: “clamato” is what you get when you add clams to tomato juice. Some consider this an unholy mixture; others, a tasty treat.)
You have to see it in action to appreciate it. Browse over to the tutorial to tweak the live application on the fly. Fun!
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SmallTalk over JavaScript!? Where is the Javascript step? I want to do the same but straight over JavaScript.
Wow, this is cool. Moreover, it can be very practical.
@alsanan: you can’t, because JS lacks essential language features.
Well, actually, you can, but it’s going to get too complicated (and bug-ridden as a result); so there’s little point.
So we moved from naming things after cleaning products to Star wars to clam/tomato juice products? http://www.clamato.com/en/