StepTalk

StepTalk is the official GNUstep scripting framework. StepTalk was written in Objective- C. By default Smalltalk is used as a scripting language, any other scripting language can also be added to a so-called "language bundle".

StepTalk is developed in parallel for GNUstep and Mac OS X Cocoa framework, that is, it runs on all platforms on which also GNUstep or Cocoa is available.

Introduction

The goal of StepTalk is to offer an environment to another to bind applications and provide a framework for communication between users and objects in applications. Other main objectives are:

• Easy and fast extensions of applications or tools
• Batch processing of objects in applications or tools
• Rapid prototype, applications or new application features ( run a concept of " online" and file it )

The default scripting language in StepTalk is Smalltalk. This is so because Smalltalk is a very simple and easy to learn programming language and is similar to a natural language. There are few basic principles that need to know the user to be able to use the language. Smalltalk had strong role models in the design of Objective- C - so the language is written in the GNUstep and Cocoa itself.