VisualAge Smalltalk
Description
IBM VisualAge Smalltalk Enterprise 6.0 is the development tool for the Smalltalk language. It was also used by IBM to develop all other VisualAge tools.
IBM will transfer VA Smalltalk to Instantiations Inc. It was announced on 2005-04-27 that Instantiations will develop, market and support a new VisualAge-compatible version of Smalltalk called VA SmalltalkT. Initially, Instantiations plans to enhance the VisualAge Smalltalk technology with many improvements including a modern user interface provided by its VA Assist product, new controls, and a preview of new "Migration Readiness" capabilities from Synchrony Systems' Software Modernization Technology - SMT. Longer range technical plans are under development.
The last IBM version is 6.01 and it can be upgraded to 6.02. The product line was sold to Instantiations, who sold and supported the 6.x branch for a while including the OS/2 version but have since dropped any OS/2 related development.
Version
- 1994:
- VisualAge V2.0
- 1995:
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, Standard for OS/2, V3.0
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, Professional for OS/2, V3.0
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, Distributed for OS/2, AIX, Windows, V3.0
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, Reports for OS/2, Windows, V3.0
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, Database for ORACLE, for OS/2, AIX, Windows, V3.0
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, Communications/Transactions for OS/2, AIX, Windows, V3.0
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, IMS Connection for OS/2, for AIX, Windows, V3.0
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, AS/400 Connection, for OS/2, Windows, V3.0
- 1998:
- VisualAge Smalltalk Enterprise 4.5
- 1999:
- VisualAge Smalltalk Enterprise, Versión 5.0
- 2000: IBM VisualAge Smalltalk 5.52
- Latest Version: IBM VisualAge Smalltalk Enterprise 6.02
Links
- IBM Software - VisualAge Smalltalk - Product Overview
- Instantiations Smalltalk Products Home Page
- IBM Newsgroup
- VA Smalltalk Discussion Group - For VisualAge and VA Smalltalk users.
- VASTGoodies.com - A repository of VA Smalltalk classes, some work with or can be ported to VisualAge 6.x
License
Discontinued. IBM Abandomware. Version 6: IBM. Trial version is available.
Publications
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, Getting Started, Version 3.0 (SC34-4535)
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, User′s Guide, Version 3.0 (SC34-4518)
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, User′s Reference, Version 3.0 (SC34-4519)
- VisualAge for Smalltalk, Programmer′s Guide to Building Parts for Fun and Profit, Version 3.0 (SC34-4496)
- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with IBM Smalltalk, Version 3.0 (SC34-4491)
- IBM Smalltalk User′s Guide, Version 3.0 (SC34-4536)
- IBM Smalltalk Programmer′s Reference, Version 3.0 (SC34-4493)
- David N. Smith: IBM Smalltalk: The Language - Paperback - 1995 - Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company - ISBN-13: 978-0805309089 - ISBN-10: 080530908X - In print.
- IBM Smalltalk Programming for Windows & OS/2, by Dan Shafer (ISBN 1-55958-749-0).
- VisualAge and Transaction Processing in a Client/Server Environment (ISBN 0-13-460874-7).
- Smalltalk with Style (ISBN 0-13-165549-3).
- Object Oriented Design with Applications, by Grady Booch (ISBN 0-8053-0091-0).
- Object-Oriented Programming: An Evolutionary Approach, by Brad Cox (ISBN 0-201-10393-1).