Web Application Development Based on VisualWorks® and Seaside

Based on the power of Cincom VisualWorks and the innovative Seaside web application framework, WebVelocity is Cincom’s newest application development system.

WebVelocity brings the classic power of the Smalltalk development environment to the browser and lets you design, develop, and deploy your application from the browser.

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To learn more about WebVelocity, please contact the Cincom Smalltalk™ Product Manager, Arden Thomas, at athomas@cincom.com or download WebVelocity.

If you have an application written in Cincom Smalltalk ObjectStudio™ or Cincom Smalltalk VisualWorks and you are interested in a partner relationship with Cincom Systems, please contact Suzanne Fortman at sfortman@cincom.com.

To start learning now, try Smalltalk Daily.

Smalltalk Podcasts

James Robertson, Cincom Smalltalk™ Product Evangelist, hosts the "Industry Misinterpretations" podcast each week with Michael Lucas-Smith and David Buck. This podcast covers all things Smalltalk, including the latest in application development news involving WebVelocity, Seaside, ObjectStudio, VisualWorks, and more.

Visit the "Industry Misinterpretations" page to listen to past podcasts and sign up to be alerted when new podcasts are posted.

WebVelocity™ Video Demonstrations

James Robertson, the Cincom Smalltalk™ Product Evangelist, has put together a series of short WebVelocity video demos. These videos provide you an introduction to WebVelocity and a sneak peak at some of its functionality.

Visit the WebVelocity Videos page to check out the viewing list.

Smalltalk Daily

Smalltalk Daily is a regular screencast done by James Robertson, the Cincom Smalltalk Product Evangelist. If you are looking for Smalltalk help, or for a Smalltalk Tutorial, visit the Smalltalk Daily page.

The Smalltalk Blogosphere

Did you know that there are a whole host of Smalltalk blogs out on the web? The thriving community of Smalltalk developers and fans is blogging about everything under the Smalltalk umbrella. Get the latest thoughts, news, and tips about Seaside, WebVelocity, VisualWorks, ObjectStudio, and more by visiting our Smalltalk Blogs page.

Of particular interest are the Product Evangelist’s Blog and the Product Manager’s Blog.

60% Faster than Java

Cincom’s new application development system, WebVelocity, is already achieving great results. Delivering radical innovation in the web deployment of systems, WebVelocity brings the classic power of the Smalltalk development environment to the browser. With WebVelocity, you can design, develop and deploy your application from the browser.

Ernest Micklei, founder of PhilemonWorks and the first European customer for WebVelocity, has worked with Smalltalk for over 12 years and is very pleased with this latest development. He said, "It is really logical to see that if you have less technology, the development is easy and you can reuse components. You will then have cost savings, revenue enhancement and the productivity improves."

After working with Java for a few years and switching to Cincom Smalltalk, Micklei has seen a 60% decrease in development time. This is attributed to the following factors:

• The dynamic Smalltalk language allows you to write less code to implement features.
• The interactive development environment (a.k.a. Smalltalk image) allows you to work in a short code-run-test-debug cycle without long rebuilds.
• WebVelocity’s integrated deployment facilities allow you to deploy faster and therefore more often.

Micklei sees WebVelocity as an integration of several components and products that have been made into a single web development environment. In the past, PhilemonWorks has had different technologies that require different development tools, but now WebVelocity has brought all of these together. Micklei is impressed that WebVelocity allows him to develop all of the applications in one environment.

What used to take PhilemonWorks five days to develop with Java, now takes them two days to develop with Cincom Smalltalk. WebVelocity’s language and frameworks, along with many other factors, attribute to this success.

To find out how your business can solve mysteries using Cincom VisualWorks, visit www.cincomsmalltalk.com/.