Smalltalk

Summary

Smalltalk is a pioneering object-oriented, dynamically typed programming language that influenced many modern languages. It features a pure object-oriented approach where everything is an object, including primitives and classes themselves.

Paradigms

object-oriented, reflective

Domains

education, user interface

Key Features

first-class functions, reflection, meta-programming, interactive development, REPL, modules

Typing

dynamic system, structural typing, strong typing, full inference, runtime checking, conservative type coercion, no type annotations

Compilation

interpreted

Influenced By

Simula, LISP, Logo, Simula 67

Influenced

Ruby, Erlang, Objective-C, Apache Groovy, Go, Strongtalk, Lasso, Squeak, Java, Claire, Wolfram Language, Dart, Groovy, Ada, Self, F-Script, Raku, Ceylon, Falcon, Io, Pharo, AgentSheets, Scratch, Emerald, Object REXX, Magik, Snap4Arduino, Oaklisp, Citrine, Object Pascal, Scala, Snap!, Swift

Ratings

File extensions

st, cs

External Links

• Smalltalk official site
• Smalltalk jobs at Devjobsscanner
• Trending GitHub repositories