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VisualAge is IBM's cross platform object-oriented development environment. This guide provides detailed information on how to develop distributed object applications using using VisualAge Smalltalk and SOM objects. It also shows how to apply IBM's Visual Modelling Technique, and how IBM's System Object Model (SOM) implements the industry-wide CORBA standard. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 14th International Smalltalk Conference, ISC 2006, held in Prague, Czech Republic in September 2006.

The 7 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from the technical contributions held during the academic track of the conference. Being a live forum on cutting edge software technologies the conference produced papers - from foundational issues to advanced applications - that attracted researchers and professionals from both academia and industry.

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Split into two parts, the first part (the Science of SmallTalk) covers the important technical background for programmers and managers; while the second part (the Art of SmallTalk) introduces some of the basic philosophy of SmallTalk. It includes a step-by-step guide taking readers through the basics--right up to designing, coding, and debugging their own programs. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Smalltalk overview
Very good overview of the Smalltalk system and how do design, structure and debug in Smalltalk.Excellent introduction and side reference as I go through examples and tutorials from elsewhere.Good explanations of *why* some things are done the way they are and introductions to some of the unique or nearly so features of Smalltalk.

Excellent OOP book
The book is well organized, well written and clear. It's not a "programming language book": it will actually show you some great ideas about object orientation. The first half of the book teaches you Smalltalk (and the model-view-controller framework) and also helps show how important this language is to you if you *really* are into OOP. The second part is about best practices in design, implementation, testing and debugging.

The book focuses on VisualWorks Smalltalk, but it is OK if you are using some other Smalltalk implementation such as Squeak, for example, since most of the time it won't get into incompatible details.

I do recommend this to anyone interested in programming, and very strongly to those interested in OOP in general (not just Smalltalk).

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All the complexities of Smalltalk amazingly simplified!
Simon Lewis's book "The Art and Science of Smalltalk" has to be one of the best books on Smalltalk programming I have ever read.After spending months reading many other books on the subject and still not getting a clear, concise description of some important Smalltalk constructs, I could not believe how incredibly readable this book was.Lewis has managed to explain in a few pages what took other authors multiple chapters.

In addition, diagrams and figures are only used when they will actually help the reader to understand a concept. Unlike other texts references to figures and diagrams occur in close proximity to them rather than twenty pages before or after.

The book is divided into two parts which address different but equally important aspects of programming in Smalltalk.The first section deals with the "science" of Smalltak and covers the development environment, class library, and dependency mechanisms (Model-View-Controller Architecture).The second section gives sage advice on the "art" of Smalltalk.This includes sections on how to best utilize Smalltalk in an environment of extensive reuse, management of Smalltalk projects, and debugging techniques.

I would rate this book as a must have for Smalltalk programmers at any level.If I were to teach a course in Smalltalk this book would be required.Lewis should be commended for his command of the Smalltalk language and his eloquence in explaining it to others.

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This book is intended to help you learn how to use Smalltalk-80. Like most practical programming books, you will only get the maximum benefit from reading if you carry out the exercises. Also, reading this book sequentially from cover to cover is not recommended. It is divided into two main parts: Part I, on the language itself, and Part II, on the programming environment. The part on the language comes first because, in a theoretical sense, the language is conceptually prior to its programming environment. However, Smalltalk-80 is tied inextricably to its own distinctive environment, so it will probably not be possible for you to tackle the exercises in Part I without first reading relevant passages in Part II. This is intentional, and you will find "forward references" to such sections at various points throughout Part I. The structure of the book reflects the commitment to "learning by doing" as the best way to acquire a new programming language. Most chapters have a descriptive component, plus a set of exercises.The description is there to introduce you to the concepts you will be using in the exercises; read this first part before tackling the exercises, but be prepared to refer back to the descriptions when needed. The descriptive material is designed not only as an introduction, but also as a beginner's reference guide. Indeed, we hope that even experienced Smalltalk users will find basic information easier to locate in this book than in some more detailed reference works on Smalltalk. This book covers Smalltalk-80, versions 2.1 to 2.5. We have also tested the exercises in Chapters 2, 3 and 4 with Apple Smalltalk v. 0.4. The exercises in Chapter 2 should work with Smalltalk/V Mac version 1.0. ... Read more

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Programmers will discover how to use SmallTalk 80 for prototyping and software development. The SmallTalk language is fully explained as well as the class library and programming environment. ... Read more

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A two volume guide to object-oriented programming that presents the smalltalk system as a powerful and efficient prototyping and development environment. Volume two describes the Smalltalk classes that provide the familiar overlapping windows, pop-up menus, and mouse interaction facility that characterizes the Smalltalk user interface. It also covers the model-view controller framework for the construction of user interfaces. It features the model view-controller paradigm for window-based applications, and details individual classes, including relationships between related classes and design rationales. The book is written to be used in parallel with the Smalltalk system. ... Read more

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Object-oriented programming (OOP) is recognized as a powerful programming technique, whose power lies in the ability it gives the software designer to manage the complex, rapidly changing applications that have become the watchword of modern software. Smalltalk is the most extensively used OOP environment. This volume has been designed to help users focus on aspects of the Smalltalk language necessary for successful programming. It describes important classes and theories, and then puts these ideas to work in the construction of everything from a simple counter object to a data graphing application and the core of a functional outliner. The book culminates with the creation of a factory process simulation that takes advantage of Smalltalk's ability to create multi-window, multiprocessing applications. Designed for programmers and managers who must understand the operation and uses of the Smalltalk environment, this book assumes only an elementary working knowledge of OOP and the language. The book uses Smalltalk/V 286, Digitalk's widely used implementation of Smalltalk, but most of the concepts and techniques it teaches can be transferred easily to other versions of the language. ... Read more

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Ruby (programming language). Reflection (computer science), Dynamic programming language, Object-oriented programming language, Perl, Smalltalk, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Eiffel (programming language), Ada (programming language), Lisp (programming language), Programming paradigm, Functional programming, Object-oriented programming, Imperative programming, Type system, Ruby MRI, Metaprogramming, Multi-paradigm programming language, JRuby, Rubinius, IronRuby, MacRuby ... Read more

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This CD-ROM contains all the text and illustrations (in Adobe PDF format) from every issue of The Smalltalk Report published from 1991-1995. It includes over 1000 pages and over 200 articles - fully searchable by topic, author, article and year of publication. ... Read more

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4 booklets:Communications Application Pack - Is the communications software companion to Smalltalk V.EGA/VGA Color Extension Pack - Integrates full EGA/VGA color capabilities with the Smalltalk V environment.Goodies #2 - Carleton Tools - Application pack enhances Smalltalk V with a number of new tools.Goodies #3 - Carleton Projects - Application pack offers several new applications. ... Read more