Strongtalk [SEP] license
-source software under a "revised" BSD license, including the Strongtalk system image in 2002, and the virtual machine in 2006. Strongtalk is touted as the fastest implementation of Smalltalk. Strongtalk is available for Windows XP (other ports are in the works) and includes a basic development environment.
See also.
- Chrome V8, JavaScript engine
- JavaScript
- HotSpot (Java virtual machine)
External links.
- "Strong Smalltalk" at "smalltalk.org"
- Strongtalk at Google Code
Strongtalk
Strongtalk is a Smalltalk environment with optional static typing support. Strongtalk can make some compile time checks, and offer "stronger" type safety guarantees; this is the source of its name. It is non-commercial, though it was originally a commercial project developed by a small startup company named "LongView Technologies" (trading as "Animorphic Systems").
History.
David Griswold wanted to use Smalltalk more extensively, but then extant implementations were insufficient for his needs. He wanted to improve the performance