There is a Java REPL. You could Google that. There's also a some kind of commercial hot/live compiler tool called "JRebel". Haven't tried it (don't code Java).
On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 4:29 AM, askoh <as...@askoh.com> wrote: > Kilon: > > This is revelation to me. I am enduring 10 minute turnaround for every > edit I make in *.java, xml, jsp, js files. 4 minute compile and 6 minute > web server update. How can I get that shortened to 10 seconds say? What > links can help? What search terms to google? > > Thanks, > Aik-Siong Koh > > On May 10, 2017, at 3:20 AM, kilon.alios [via Smalltalk] <[hidden email] > <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4946427&i=0>> wrote: > > Just to remind people here that all languages with long compile times can > be avoided live coding style through the use of dynamically linked > libraries known as DLLs on windows, shared libraries on linux (*.so) and > macos (*.dylib) . Also Swift in particular comes with a live coding > environment called "Playgrounds" which is also very flexible. > > Haskell do not know if they have something similar to Playgrounds but I > will be surprise if they do not have something at least inferior. All > languages support DLLs including ours. > > Live coding is actually super easy to implement and believe me I was > sceptical about it at first and if I had read this post I am making now I > would call me crazy. But after implementing live coding in python, C and > C++ , now I am a believer. Of course the real question here is if its that > easy why people do not use it . From what I have found out, it has not > occurred to them as it did not occur to me. > > Why C++ coders still endure long compile times when they could test code > in an instant through live coding ? Well in games C++ live coding is > actually very popular, so some are already aware of the huge advantages of > live coding. > > I think this is an advantage of Pharo , that introduces to live coding, a > so simple idea yet so essential without you having to think about it > yourself or be already aware of it. > > With other language you will have to find a tutorial or article that > mentions this ability. > > Another shock for me is how simple it is to implement an image file format > for other languages. The shock was that the OS already uses image files > like pharo image that calls them "memory mapped files" they are used for > sharing memory which in turn is what is used for DLLs. The advantage over > the pharo image is that it crash prone, because it is handled by the OS and > not the language or the VM. Which means that even if your app crashes the > image is still saved and you lose no live data which is not the case with > pharo image. The disadvantage is that of course they are not OOP friendly > as the pharo image is and they are not language specific as pharo image is. > > Again I would not have known any of this if I had not been playing with > shared memory as an IPC and I also see coders rarely if ever mentioning > them. > > > > On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 4:09 AM Pierce Ng <[hidden email] > <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4946404&i=0>> wrote: > >> On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 06:59:08PM +0200, Stephan Eggermont wrote: >> > I don't know. I do know that I can't use something with the >> > ridiculous compile times of Haskell or Swift. That just kills flow >> > and productivity. >> >> You could hop onto an office chair and engage your colleague in sword >> fighting. >> That's a plus! :-) >> >> Pierce >> >> > > ------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > http://forum.world.st/Smalltalkers-will-eventually-win-So-says-this-old-C- > programmer-tp4945895p4946404.html > To unsubscribe from Smalltalkers will, eventually, win. So says this old > C++ programmer., click here. > NAML > <http://forum.world.st/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> > > > ------------------------------ > View this message in context: Re: Smalltalkers will, eventually, win. So > says this old C++ programmer. > <http://forum.world.st/Smalltalkers-will-eventually-win-So-says-this-old-C-programmer-tp4945895p4946427.html> > > Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive > <http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html> at Nabble.com. >
