PharoJS allows developing applications in Pharo that run on JavaScript. It has been ported to Pharo 7 and has over 300 commits on GitHub. The project aims to improve stability, add mobile app tutorials, better integrate third party JS libraries, and fix bugs. Within a year they plan to rebuild the middleware, improve WebSocket support, add more mobile apps, and explore integration with Seaside, desktop apps, and porting to other platforms. Collaborators are welcome on GitHub, their website, Slack, and Twitter.

1. Develop in Pharo, Run on Javascript
Noury Bouraqadi & Dave Mason
https://pharojs.org
ESUG 2019 Update

2. Now on GitHub Thanks to Iceberg
311 Commits

3. Port to Pharo 7
329 Passing Tests

4. More Examples + UI Tests
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https://youtu.be/tGP4FTij5q8

5. Smaller Stuff that Matters
• Improved stability of the test framework
• Tutorial to make mobile apps
• Better integration of third party JS libraries
– Avoid name collisions
• Bug fixes

6. 1 Year Plan
• Rebuild Middleware for Pharo <-> JS
– Multi-threading
• Redesign WebSocket support
– Cleaner API
• More mobile apps
– Currently 1 in the stores
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7. Where to Go Next?
• Integration with Seaside?
– Experimental version since 2018
• Desktop App?
– Electron
– JS Back-End for Pharo (GTK, Spec2.0, ...)
• Shared the Framework?
– Transpilation: PharoJVM, Illicium, ...
– Communication: PythonBridge, ...
• Port to other Platforms?
– GemStone via PharoGs
– VA Smalltalk

8. Collaborators Wanted!
• GitHub
– Pull Requests Welcome!
• Web: http://pharojs.org
– FAQ + ...
• Slack
– Discussions
• Twitter: @pharojs
– News + Subscription to PharoJS Slack

9. Develop in Pharo, Run on Javascript
Noury Bouraqadi & Dave Mason
https://pharojs.org
ESUG 2019 Update