Smalltalk -- a radical change in programming

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   1972   Dynabook -- Alan Kay
   1976   SmallTalk76
   1980   SmallTalk80
   1990   ObjectWorks/SmallTalk  -- VisualWorks
  

Design principles -- rapid prototyping

  • uniform object model -- control
  • dynamic typing -- flexible
  • standard libraries -- functionality

slide: The language Smalltalk