Croquet SDK 1.0 Beta Released

mzimmerm writes "As reported on Squeak-dev mailing list, the beta release of Croquet, which enables to 'create powerful and highly collaborative multi-user 2D and 3D applications and simulations' is out. From the home page: 'It is the first complete release of the Croquet technology and marks a significant event for those interested in developing powerful collaborative applications.'"

Comments

Is it worth running such a heavy application?

[MichaelSmith]

I have had a look at Croquet and have considered downloading and compiling it a few times but I was put off by the amount of code I had to download. Now that they are making a release I might reconsider.

I wonder how many people are actually using it? It would be a shame to be the only one.

Re:Um, can we say gimmick?

[pkhuong]

erh... Lessee. It's open sourced... And it's fricken programmable? Is your IM explicitly designed to allow you to write your own agents? (Also, OMG! Alan Kay is in there).

At least do some research before flaming.

Smalltalk

[metamatic]

The problem is that the Smalltalk language in its initial incarnation (Smalltalk-80) was closely integrated with a graphical user interface, and it predates the Macintosh. It's closer to the Xerox Star interface.

While Squeak has made some moves towards a more conventional interface, it still doesn't support native widgets for any platform. It's a shame, really--a Cocoa Smalltalk would be awesome.