Smalltalk Roadmap

Unfortunately, I can't build a SmalltalkRoadmap page myself, because I don't know the language (perl programming for me), but I searched here and didn't find anything, and thought somebody might cut&paste a few wiki links and toss in a bit of text...

JeffBay

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Here's a start.

Learning Smalltalk

• Check out one of the SmalltalkTutorials
• Join the SmalltalkLearnersClub
• Check out the details of SmalltalkSyntax
• ...But equally important is the SmalltalkProgrammingEnvironment
• Read the DefinitiveSmalltalkBooks
• Learn HowToTalkToYourselfWhenReadingSmalltalk

More advanced techniques

• Read KentBecksGuideToBetterSmalltalk
• Do MultipleInheritanceInSmalltalk
• Understand SmalltalkBlocksAndClosures and use the SmalltalkBlockReturn
• Learn the subtle differences between Java and SmalltalkLateBinding
• The SmalltalkMessageRules are rather simple
• You can use SmalltalkasaServer

SmalltalkImplementations

• A small implementation is BuddsLittleSmalltalk
• DolphinSmalltalk is popular on Windows
• EnfinSmalltalk is now ObjectStudio
• GnuSmalltalk
• PharoSmalltalk
• PocketSmalltalk runs on your Palm
• SqueakSmalltalk is free!
• VisualAgeSmalltalk
• VisualWorksSmalltalk
• SmalltalkEcks (Smalltalk/X) - free even for commercial users

History

• First the EarlyHistoryOfSmalltalk
• Read the opinions of AlanKayOnSmalltalk
• Did you take the FirstAdvancedSmalltalkClass?
• Read SmalltalkTheLanguageAndItsImplementation.
• The famous SmalltalkIssueOfByte
• Finally, discuss the FutureOfSmalltalk

Smalltalk and other languages

• Try to do ForthInSmalltalk and SmalltalkInForth
• Can we use SmalltalkInsteadOfPython?
• Heated discussion on JavaVsSmalltalk and SmalltalkMinusMinus
• Did you know that LibertyBasicIsWrittenInSmalltalk?
• Some attempts at GeneratingCppFromSmalltalk

SmalltalkAdvocacy

• Read a description of SmalltalkInOnePage
• EncouragePeopleToKnowSmalltalk
• Some people think that SmalltalkIsSlow
• Some even think that SmalltalkIsaFailure
• Perhaps they didn't have TheSmalltalkExperience
• Some people wonder WhatsBeenDoneInSmalltalk

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For other links, see also AlanKay

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