VisualWorks

Description

A cross-platform SmallTalk development system originally introduced in 1988 by ParcPlace Systems as ObjectWorks, but renamed to VisualWorks shortly thereafter due to a name clash.

The VisualWorks product product line was acquired by Cincom in 1999 who have sold and developed it since, although active development has slowed down considerably as the company places more emphasis on their own in house developed SmallTalk system for MS Windows.

Versions

• Current version: 8.0, supports MS Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, Solaris and AIX

License

• Commercial, OS/2 version discontinued, Unix; Mac OSX and MS Windows versions still available.
• A freeware version is available for download with a no commercial usage clause.

Links

• Cincom VisualWorks homepage

Author

• ParcPlace Systems (Original developer)
• Digitalk (1995 to 1999)
• CinCom homepage (Current developer)

Related Articles

• A review of VisualWorks - From InfoWorld 1993 - Part of a "Component software" review.