Programmable applications is indeed the way things should go. And the programmability has to be immediate.
Then you should look at Smalltalk. Just deploy with the compiler and dev tools in the image. You can quickly visually inspect every object in the image and write a script against it, and run it instantly.
Then you should look at Smalltalk. Just deploy with the compiler and dev tools in the image. You can quickly visually inspect every object in the image and write a script against it, and run it instantly.