[F-Script][1] is a [Smalltalk][2]-inspired dynamically typed language
for rapid development of Mac OS X and Cocoa applications and
automation solutions.
F-Script is much more than just a scripting language. Like Smalltalk,
it provides a set of high level exploration, browsing and development
tools which let you explore Objective-C libraries using a Smalltalk
like syntax that can be truly described as "Objective-C without the
C".
* Top DL: F-Script 2.1 binaries and source code for Mac OS X 10.6 on
Intel.
* 2nd DL: F-Script 2.0.2 binaries and source code for Mac OS X 10.5
on PowerPC and Intel.
* 3rd DL: F-Script 1.3.5 binaries for Mac OS X 10.3 through 10.5 on
PowerPC and Intel.
* 4th DL: F-Script 1.3.5 source code for Mac OS X 10.3 through 10.5
on PowerPC and Intel.
Used in tandem with the included F-Script Anywhere, one can inject
F-Script into any open Cocoa app to introspect, modify, and create new
Objective-C objects while the app is still running. An Apple Design
Award runner up for 2006, this was a revolutionary scripting and
debugging tool that really showed off the dynamic power of Objective-C
and Cocoa in the Tiger years. It went on to be [used by Google for
Chrome development on the Mac][3], Apple for rapid prototyping of
AppKit, and Microsoft for the development of the Cocoa-rewritten
Office 2008.
[A live demo of F-Script was shown at Google NYC][4] by creator
Philippe Mougin and Ken Ferry from Apple's AppKit team, showing off
how you can inject into running apps and use Core Image libraries in
real time.
Its original home on the web remains [well preserved by the Internet
Archive][5].
Compatibility
Architecture: PPC x86 (Intel:Mac)
[1]:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Script_(programming_language)
[2]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/apple-smalltalk-80
[3]:
https://www.chromium.org/developers/f-script-anywhere
[4]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNVnoulAHbg
[5]:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110328084121/http://www.fscript.org/
