Smalltalk

Summary

Smalltalk is an object-based language^[1]. Smalltalk draws 1,287 Wikipedia views per month (object_based_language category, ranking #5 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• Smalltalk was influenced by Lisp^[3].
• Smalltalk was influenced by Simula 67^[4].
• Smalltalk was influenced by Simula^[5].
• Smalltalk was influenced by Logo^[6].
• Smalltalk's instance of is recorded as object-based language^[7].
• Smalltalk's instance of is recorded as class-based programming language^[8].
• Smalltalk's instance of is recorded as programming language^[9].
• Smalltalk's developer is recorded as Alan Kay^[10].
• Smalltalk's developer is recorded as Adele Goldberg^[11].
• Smalltalk's developer is recorded as Dan Ingalls^[12].
• Smalltalk's developer is recorded as Diana Merry^[13].
• Smalltalk's designed by is recorded as Alan Kay^[14].
• Smalltalk's designed by is recorded as Adele Goldberg^[15].
• Smalltalk's designed by is recorded as PARC^[16].
• Smalltalk's software version identifier is recorded as ANSI Smalltalk^[17].
• Smalltalk's Commons category is recorded as Smalltalk (programming language)^[18].
• 1972 marks the founding of Smalltalk^[19].
• Smalltalk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Smalltalk programming language family^[20].
• Smalltalk's readable file format is recorded as Smalltalk Source Code^[21].
• Smalltalk's writable file format is recorded as Smalltalk Source Code^[22].
• Smalltalk's file extension is recorded as st^[23].
• Smalltalk's topic has template is recorded as Template:Smalltalk programming language^[24].
• Smalltalk's programming paradigm is recorded as object-oriented programming^[25].
• Smalltalk's programming paradigm is recorded as class-based programming^[26].
• Smalltalk's typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include object-based language^[7], class-based programming language^[8], and programming language^[9].

History and Context

1972 marks the founding of Smalltalk^[19].

Why It Matters

Smalltalk draws 1,287 Wikipedia views per month (object_based_language category, ranking #5 of 28).^[2] Smalltalk has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Smalltalk is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Smalltalk has been cited as an influence by Java^[30], a JVM language^[31], founded in 1995^[32]; Go^[33], a programming language^[34], founded in 2009^[35]; Objective-C^[36], a programming language^[37], founded in 1984^[38]; Scala^[39], an object-based language^[40], founded in 2004^[41]; Raku^[42], a programming language^[43], founded in 2015^[44]; and Wolfram Language^[45], a programming language^[46], founded in 1988^[47].

FAQs

Who did Smalltalk influence?

Smalltalk has been cited as an influence by Java^[30], Go^[33], Objective-C^[36], and Scala^[39].