Smalltalk

An Object-oriented, dynamically typed programming language that was the main development language of IBM application and development software from the late 1980's into the late 90's when Java took over. It is a development of Simula but features a dynamic typing system unlike its Algol brethren and that has long been its Achilles heel, it has never been even remotely close to other languages in the Algol family when it comes to speed.

A list of OS/2 implementations of SmallTalk

• ChapMan - Commercial - Discontinued
• Enfin/2 - Commercial - Discontinued
• IBM VisualAge Smalltalk Enterprise 6.0 - Commercial - Discontinued
• Smalltalk/V PM - Commercial - Discontinued
• Squeak - Open Source - Discontinued
• VisualWorks - Commercial - Discontinued
• Visual Smalltalk Enterprise - Commercial - Discontinued.

Add-ons and utilities

• ENVY/Developer - Discontinued.

Libraries and bindings

• Indelv XML Libary - Open source library under the Mozilla Public License - a VisualAge version compatible with OS/2 was supposedly available but the company actually never uploaded it to their site, neither the last 2.2 beta or the earlier 1.01, even though there were download links both of to them on their site for years.
• Seaside - Web framework - Works on some OS/2 SmallTalk's with a little bit of massaging.

A list of DOS implementations of SmallTalk

• Methods - Commercial - Discontinued
• Smalltalk/V DOS - Commercial - Discontinued
• Squeak - Open Source - Discontinued

Publications

• Johannes Brauer: Programming Smalltalk / Object-Orientation from the Beginning: An introduction to the principles of programming - Paperback – 2015 - ISBN-10: 3658068221 - ISBN-13: 978-3658068226 - In print.
• Alec Sharp: Smalltalk by Example: The Developer's Guide Paperback – 1997 - ISBN-10: 0079130364 - ISBN-13: 978-0079130365 - Out of print.

Although usable as a generic SmallTalk tutorial, this book is made for the VisualWorks systems and almost bang right on the last release that worked on OS/2. OOP but easily available.

• Chamond Liu: Smalltalk, Objects, and Design - Paperback – 2000 - ISBN-10: 1583484906 - ISBN-13: 978-1583484906 - In print.

By some considered the best SmallTalk introduction and tutorial currently in print.

• Timothy Budd: A Little Smalltalk - Paperback – 1987 - ISBN-10: 0201106981 - ISBN-13: 978-0201106985 - Out of print.

Something of a classic, introduces the reader to the language and object-oriented programming in general, but also describes a SmallTalk implementation and originally came with a DOS SmallTalk interpreter based on the code in the book.

• Sherman Alpert, Kyle Brown and Bobby Woolf: The Design Patterns Smalltalk Companion - Paperback – 1998 - ISBN-10: 0201184621 - ISBN-13: 978-0201184624 - In print.
• Adele Goldberg and David Robson: Smalltalk 80: The Language - Paperback – 1989 - ISBN-10: 0201136880 - ISBN-13: 978-0201136883 - In print.
• Adele Goldberg: Smalltalk-80: The Interactive Programming Environment - Hardcover – 1983 - ISBN-10: 0201113724 - ISBN-13: 978-0201113723 - Out of print.
• by Suzanne Skublics, Edward J. Klimas, David A. Thomas and John Pugh: Smalltalk With Style - Paperback – 2002 - ISBN-10: 0131655493 - ISBN-13: 978-0131655492 - Out of print.
• Kent Beck: Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns - Paperback – 1996 - ISBN-10: 013476904X - ISBN-13: 978-0134769042 - In print
• Patrick Henry Winston: On to Smalltalk - Paperback – 1997 - ISBN-10: 0201498278 - ISBN-13: 978-0201498271 - Out of print.
• Simon Lewis: The Art and Science of Smalltalk - "Textbook" binding – 1995 - ISBN-10: 0133713458 - ISBN-13: 978-0133713459 - Out of print.

External articles

• Why Is Smalltalk Dead?
• Alan C. Kay: The Early History of Smalltalk - ACM SIGPLAN Notices, Volume 28, No 3, March 1993.

Tutorials and other learning material

• Harry Porter: Smalltalk: A White Paper Overview - An introduction and tutorial suitable for those with some experience with squiggly brace languages such as C or Java.

Links

USENET

• comp.lang.smalltalk - Fairly popular - Go to the Google groups version if your ISP does not offer USENET access or you are are in any other way newsgroup challenged.