StepTalk
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StepTalk is the official GNUstep scripting framework. In fact, StepTalk is more than a scripting framework with an illusion of a single objective environment between objects of scriptable servers or applications. StepTalk, when combined with the dynamism that the Objective-C language provides, goes way beyond mere scripting. While it is meant to be language independent, its default language is Smalltalk which uses Objective-C runtime.
StepTalk was ported to Mac OS X.
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[edit] Introduction
The Goal of StepTalk is to provide an environment for gluing applications together and to provide a framework for communication between users and objects in the applications. Other major goals are:
- simple and quick extensions of applications or tools
- batch-processing of objects in applications or tools
- fast prototyping of applications or new application features (play and tune a concept "online")
The default scripting language in StepTalk is Smalltalk. This is because Smalltalk is a very simple language and it is easy to learn. There are just a few basic principles that the user has to know to be able to use the language and it is close to the natural language. Smalltalk uses a similar approach to that of Objective-C, the language used in GNUstep itself.
[edit] Platforms
StepTalk works on any platform that GNUstep works on. Ports to native Mac OS X Cocoa framework are being developed by various contributors.
[edit] External links
- StepTalk blog - thoughts about scripting, StepTalk development and more
- StepTalk Wiki - you can find download instructions there too
- StepTalk Scripting
- About StepTalk at GNUstep.org
