[Help-smalltalk] Re: GNU vs. Squeak vs. VW

[Paolo Bonzini]

> See section 4.3 "Smalltalk interactor mode" in (gst.info)Interactor::.
> It provides a similar experience to the run-lisp interface you describe.
> I do not describe all its features; please see that node.
>
> After running M-x gst, I mostly rely on C-c f, which files in a file,
> defaulting to the current.  I occasionally use C-c c, which sends the
> current method, when trying to fix test failures.

The same, together with prints.

There's also a crude gdb-like debugger, but it's not that much of a 
performance boost.

Needless to say, unit tests are fundamental if debugging is a little 
harder.  Up to a while ago I was lazy and used a "test" method which had 
to print only "true"s, but now I saw the light and many more GST 
packages come with SUnit testsuites (more on that next week).

Paolo