Pharo

The Smalltalk programming language was created for educational purposes and it is still being improved each day. Its object-oriented capabilities make it a great solution for the creation of versatile applications containing complex classes and subclasses.

Pharo is a development environment for Smalltalk that enables you to create and organize all the required libraries and code used in application design, as well as compile and run the final project.

The included debugger enables you to find and fix any kind of error in your code, whether it's a simple typo, or a more complex mistake that involves bad syntax or the improper use of a method. You can use the debugger to check every part of your program separately and even restart the execution of specific methods to verify their functionality.

Errors are an accepted fact when it comes to code design, since they are bound to appear sooner or later. Having a good debugger than can accurately detect them and provide viable solutions can help a great deal with you development process.

Pharo offers you a wide array of tools and utilities to perform various operations, such as a test runner, a process browser and the Nautilus class explorer. All of these tools open up in different windows within the application and you can resize and reposition them according to your personal preferences.

The code itself can also be customized to include syntax highlighting and you can modify the text color and style to better emphasize the most important aspects of the program.

Designing an application from scratch is a time-consuming task and it requires adequate tools at your disposal. Pharo keeps its end of the bargain and delivers a professional development environment that enables you to work efficiently.

Even though it is aimed at professional coders and amateur programers, Pharo still manages to remain user-friendly and quite intuitive when it comes to the interface. There are numerous tooltips explaining various options and buttons inside the application and every function can be easily found and put to use.