NewtonScript

NewtonScript is a programming language created in 1993 by Walter Smith.

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NewtonScript is a prototype-based programming language created to write programs for the Newton platform. It is heavily influenced by the Self programming language, but modified to be more suited to needs of mobile and embedded devices.. Read more on Wikipedia...

NewtonScript Wikipedia page
NewtonScript first developed in Apple Computer
Explore NewtonScript snippets on Rosetta Code
NewtonScript on HOPL
See also: (7 related languages)Self, Dylan, Smalltalk, JavaScript, Lisp, Lua, Io

Example from hello-world:

baseview :=
   {viewBounds: {left: -3, top: 71, right: 138, bottom: 137},
    viewFlags: 581,
    declareSelf: 'base,
    _proto: protoFloatNGo,
    debug: "baseview"
   };

textview := * child of baseview *
   {text: "Hello World",
    viewBounds: {left: 33, top: 24, right: 113, bottom: 46},
    viewFlags: 579,
    _proto: protoStaticText,
    debug: "textview"
   };

NewtonScript - Programming language

Language features