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Re: Is GNU Smalltalk dead?
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: Is GNU Smalltalk dead? |
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Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:24:23 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> No, not at all, any editor you're comfortable with will do. Emacs has just
> one advantage over everything else, and that's the fact that the syntax
> highlighting for GST for Emacs is included in the repo.
Actually, the more up-to-date code for that is in the GNU ELPA
repository (https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/smalltalk-mode.html), AFAIK.
But it's also arguably easier to install (it's a simple `M-x
package-install` away).
And it offers a fair bit more than syntax highlighting.
> The syntax is minimal and rather regular, so it should be very easy to
> add support for it to your editor if it lacks it.
There are Smalltalk support packages for most editors out
there, AFAICT. I don't know how much support they provide beyond the
basic syntax highlighting, tho (indentation?).
Stefan
Re: Is GNU Smalltalk dead?, Piotr Klibert, 2021/11/13