Self code at Bluish Coder

[Duke Normandin]

Chris Double's page:

http://www.bluishcoder.co.nz/2009/07/16/prototype-based-programming-languages.html

Shows Self code that appear to be written "long-hand", like with
emacs. is writing Self code that way - outside the GUI environment -
possible? Advisable? Not recommended? I suppose that one would have
had to have committed to memory, all the built-in prototypes,
etc. Just curious ...
-- 
Duke