Paolo AmorosoRob Roland is planning to write a Smalltalk system in Ada.
Update: when I came across this I didn't realize it was posted in 2023 and there are no updates on the project.
https://write.as/robdaemon/planning-out-my-smalltalk-implementation
Steven G. Harms@amoroso posted in 2023…any news since then? Ada seems like a really interesting choice given the literature you’ve emitted about it recently.
@sgharms Doh, I didn't realize it was old as it seemed to cross my feeds recently. No news.
@amoroso no shame! It’s a genuinely awesome project, and from the stories you recently provided about the rigor and correctness of Ada, it’s a very exciting and engaging development.
And, this definitely feels like his white whale project: something more audacious than he could’ve imagined and something that he walked into aware of limitations and necessary growth.
It’s great to see someone share that level of intellectual honesty and vulnerability. We need more developers like that.
@sgharms Yes, it's the same reason I was interested in the project.