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Are there similarities between operating system kernels and programming language kernels?
I know very little about Smalltalk but I noticed that there's a frequent mention of the "kernel". Dan Ingalls prime maintainer of several implementations of Smalltalk also worked on a Javascript ...
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Smalltalk Beginner needs help
I was wondering if someone can point me to some good resources in regards to learning Smalltalk. Total "newb" here :) so I'm looking for like a foundation tutorial.
I saw a few videos on Youtube, but ...
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Were method cascades ever considered for C#?
Smalltalk supports a syntax feature called "message cascades". Cascades are being adopted by the Dart Programming language.
As far as I know, C# doesn't support this. Were they ever considered during ...
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Is there an IDE for python that creates the same kind of reflective environment that Smalltalk provides?
As anyone who has used Smalltalk knows, one of the main benefits (other than a late-bound language that discourages many poor practices), is that the system is totally transparent and reflective, ...
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Is there a common denominator of all Smalltalk implementations?
In most languages, there is standard libraries. And this is foundation, common denominator of them. Applications can be written with guarantee of the denominator.
What's the core of Smalltalk?
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What did Alan Kay mean by “assignment” in The Early History of Smalltalk?
I have been reading The Early History of Smalltalk and there are a few mentions of "assignment" which make me question my understanding of its meaning:
Though OOP came from many motivations, two ...
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How to get hold of the existing code base/projects in squeaksource.com?
I am very new to smalltalk. And I am currently trying to wrap my head around GNU smalltalk (pharo environment). Upon browsing through the introductory session of pharo by example, I came to know that ...
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Learning Smalltalk as a Java programmer
I am a Java programmer willing to learn smalltalk. As of now I am working within the Pharo environment. Trying to switch from Java to Smalltalk is being a bit of a headache, honestly. I would like to ...
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Real-world use cases for Smalltalk
I've been playing a bit with Smalltalk, and I found it interesting.
I know that there are some classical examples of Smalltalk: the Smalltalk images themselves and the Seaside web framework, and that ...
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Has Smalltalk been used to write server-side components for a web-app?
Has Smalltalk been used in a production-level system, to write the server-side components of a web-app?
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Where is Smalltalk-80 best used?
I want to know in which applications/programming domain are most suitable for Smalltalk. Could anyone please provide me some useful links that could answer my query?
Through googling I learned that ...
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Smalltalk learning resources [closed]
I like to learn Smalltalk. How should I start? Any suggestions regarding books or tutorials?
