Dolphin Next Generation ( DNG ) is a new Smalltalk which is based on the Dolphin Smalltalk Version 6 of Object-Arts and the LSWVST-VM - now named DNG-VM.
DNG is now in pre-alpha state and we target the Alpha-State at end of may 2009. DNG round 0 which will be in final beta at the DNG event in Tarvisio, Italy September 2009 will be to 99% compatible to the Dolphin 6 Smalltalk environment.
DNG round 0 is the start of a next Generation Smalltalk. It has already features not found in other Smalltalks and will used by our key customers to migrate their Smalltalk applications.
DNG will be available in severval license flavours. We will have a try-before-buy, a personal and a company license.
DNG will also offer 2 services DNG-Portal and Dolphin-Bay.
The persons behind DNG are:
Andy Bower, the CEO of Object-Arts, creator of Dolphin & the MVP framework which is currently extended for a Web version.
Alejandro F. Reimondo, a known contributor to all flavours of Smalltalk ( especially VSE ). Alejandro is responsible for the DNG boot since March 2009. And he is also the visionare about the features of the Next Generation of Smalltalk.
Frank Lesser is the developer of the DNG-VM.
To get access to the early DNG prealpha state you need to be a subscriber to the DNG-Portal service.
Workspace
Main shell for tools
CHB Unit-Test Plugin
Inspector
CHB Class-Diagram Plugin
Class Hierarchy Browser