Dolphin Smalltalk, or "Dolphin" for short, is an implementation of the programming language Smalltalk for Microsoft Windows.

Dolphin Smalltalk
Dolphin Smalltalk 7
Paradigmobject-oriented
FamilySmalltalk
Designed byAndy Bower,
Blair McGlashan
DevelopersIntuitive Systems,
Object Arts
First appeared1 August 1997; 26 years ago (1997-08-01)
Stable release
7.1.24 / 19 June 2022; 21 months ago (2022-06-19)[1]
Preview release
8.0 / January 2024; 3 months ago (2024-01)
Typing disciplineobjects, dynamic
ScopeLexical (static)
Implementation languageSmalltalk
PlatformIA-32, x86-64
OSWindows
LicenseMIT
Websitewww.object-arts.com
Influenced by
Smalltalk-80

The Dolphin 7 version release coincided with the project becoming free and open-source software under an MIT License.[1]

Dolphin uses an integrated development environment. The toolset of this Smalltalk dialect include an integrated refactoring browser, a package browser and a WYSIWYG "view composer". Dolphin deviates from the conventional Smalltalk framework of model–view–controller (MVC), instead using model–view–presenter (MVP).

Features edit

  • Integration of the Refactoring Browser tools from Refactory Inc.
  • Package-based browsing environment as an alternative to a conventional Smalltalk class hierarchy browser.
  • A tabbed container to manage Dolphin browsers and tools and associating them together with a given idea or workflow. The goal is to save screen space and clutter and to help developers focus on their train of thought.
  • Source code management very similar to the ENVY source code manager that was available for some other commercial Smalltalk dialects.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Dolphin Smalltalk 7 is Open Source". 29 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

External links edit