I was an Oberon user for a while, back when it was still being developed.
The version 3 with the Gadgets framework was quite cool.
The only modern OS environments that come close to these experiences are Windows with .NET/VS/Powershell and OS X with Playgrounds, the OS X Frameworks and Applescript.
Don't get me wrong, it is great what they are doing and I for one enjoy Notebooks, Playgrounds, modern IDEs, tooling that allows for both for JIT and AOT, while offering safety.
Just a bit nostalgic how things could have been different.
For example, when Google brought out ChromeOS and Dart, I thought there was a perfect opportunity to have a similar experience, but that is not how it turned out to be.
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I was an Oberon user for a while, back when it was still being developed.
The version 3 with the Gadgets framework was quite cool.
The only modern OS environments that come close to these experiences are Windows with .NET/VS/Powershell and OS X with Playgrounds, the OS X Frameworks and Applescript.
Don't get me wrong, it is great what they are doing and I for one enjoy Notebooks, Playgrounds, modern IDEs, tooling that allows for both for JIT and AOT, while offering safety.
Just a bit nostalgic how things could have been different.
For example, when Google brought out ChromeOS and Dart, I thought there was a perfect opportunity to have a similar experience, but that is not how it turned out to be.