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Smalltalk
Smalltalk is a small language with a novel syntax. Smalltalk semantics relies solely on polymorphic message dispatching to instances of hierarchically organized classes.
Smalltalk was once the number two object-oriented programming language behind C++ by about a factor of ten in job starts. Java has replaced Smalltalk in this number two position and is doing better there for a variety of reasons. Vendors seem willing to support a number two candidate, presumably using a niche and grow strategy. Number three appears less acceptable, so Smalltalk is not doing as well as it used to.
''Quote from the c2.com wiki - http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?SmalltalkLanguage''
Get a Smalltalk implementation to play with - free Squeak perhaps?
Plenty of other implementations are available - try these: http://www.whysmalltalk.com/smalltalk_environments/index.htm
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Smalltalk
Smalltalk is a small language with a novel syntax. Smalltalk semantics relies solely on polymorphic message dispatching to instances of hierarchically organized classes.
Smalltalk was once the number two object-oriented programming language behind C++ by about a factor of ten in job starts. Java has replaced Smalltalk in this number two position and is doing better there for a variety of reasons. Vendors seem willing to support a number two candidate, presumably using a niche and grow strategy. Number three appears less acceptable, so Smalltalk is not doing as well as it used to.
''Quote from the c2.com wiki - http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?SmalltalkLanguage''
Get a Smalltalk implementation to play with - free Squeak perhaps?
Plenty of other implementations are available - try these: http://www.whysmalltalk.com/smalltalk_environments/index.htm
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