Smalltalk
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Smalltalk is an influential object-oriented, dynamically typed programming language and environment known for pioneering many concepts in modern software development, including graphical user interfaces and integrated development environments.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Smalltalk Context triple: [ACM Software System Award, notableRecipient, Smalltalk]
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BCPL
BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) is an early, typeless systems programming language developed in the 1960s that significantly influenced the design of the C programming language.
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Ada (programming language)
Ada is a statically typed, high-level programming language designed with strong support for reliability, safety, and real-time systems, widely used in mission-critical and embedded applications such as aerospace and defense.
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UCSD p-System
UCSD p-System is a portable operating system and programming environment based on the Pascal language and p-code virtual machine, widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s across multiple hardware platforms.
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SETL
SETL is a high-level programming language developed in the late 1960s that is notable for its powerful set-theoretic abstractions and influence on later language design.
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Modula-2
Modula-2 is a systems programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth that extends Pascal with modules, concurrency features, and low-level facilities for structured, efficient software development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Smalltalk Target entity description: Smalltalk is an influential object-oriented, dynamically typed programming language and environment known for pioneering many concepts in modern software development, including graphical user interfaces and integrated development environments.
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A.
BCPL
BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) is an early, typeless systems programming language developed in the 1960s that significantly influenced the design of the C programming language.
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B.
Ada (programming language)
Ada is a statically typed, high-level programming language designed with strong support for reliability, safety, and real-time systems, widely used in mission-critical and embedded applications such as aerospace and defense.
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C.
UCSD p-System
UCSD p-System is a portable operating system and programming environment based on the Pascal language and p-code virtual machine, widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s across multiple hardware platforms.
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D.
SETL
SETL is a high-level programming language developed in the late 1960s that is notable for its powerful set-theoretic abstractions and influence on later language design.
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E.
Modula-2
Modula-2 is a systems programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth that extends Pascal with modules, concurrency features, and low-level facilities for structured, efficient software development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynamically typed programming language
ⓘ
integrated development environment ⓘ object-oriented programming language ⓘ programming language ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Adele Goldberg
ⓘ
Alan Kay ⓘ Dan Ingalls ⓘ |
| developer | Xerox PARC ⓘ |
| executionModel | virtual machine ⓘ |
| firstAppeared | 1970s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
automatic garbage collection
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blocks (closures) ⓘ class browser ⓘ dynamic typing ⓘ everything is an object ⓘ graphical user interface ⓘ image-based persistence ⓘ integrated development environment ⓘ live coding ⓘ message sending instead of function calls ⓘ reflection ⓘ |
| hasSyntax | minimal keyword-based syntax ⓘ |
| influenced |
C#
ⓘ
linked to:
C# programming language
Dart ⓘ GemStone/S ⓘ Groovy ⓘ Java ⓘ Lua ⓘ Objective-C ⓘ Pharo ⓘ
linked to:
Squeak programming system
Python ⓘ Ruby ⓘ Scala ⓘ Self ⓘ Squeak ⓘ
linked to:
Squeak programming system
VisualAge Smalltalk ⓘ
linked to:
IBM VisualAge family
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| influencedBy |
Lisp
ⓘ
linked to:
Lisp programming language
Simula ⓘ |
| license | varies by implementation ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
graphical user interface
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integrated development environment ⓘ live object inspection ⓘ model–view–controller (MVC) ⓘ
linked to:
Model-View-Controller
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| notableImplementation |
Cincom Smalltalk
ⓘ
linked to:
VisualWorks
Dolphin Smalltalk ⓘ
linked to:
Smalltalk
GNU Smalltalk ⓘ GemStone/S ⓘ IBM VisualAge Smalltalk ⓘ
linked to:
IBM VisualAge family
ObjectStudio ⓘ Pharo Smalltalk ⓘ Squeak Smalltalk ⓘ
linked to:
Squeak programming system
VA Smalltalk ⓘ
linked to:
VisualWorks
VisualWorks ⓘ |
| notableVersion |
Smalltalk-72
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linked to:
Smalltalk
Smalltalk-76 ⓘ
linked to:
Smalltalk
Smalltalk-80 ⓘ
linked to:
Smalltalk
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| paradigm |
message-passing
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object-oriented programming ⓘ reflective programming ⓘ |
| standardizedAs |
Smalltalk-80
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linked to:
Smalltalk
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| supports |
concurrency in some implementations
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exception handling ⓘ metaclasses ⓘ multiple inheritance via mixins in some dialects ⓘ |
| typingDiscipline | dynamic typing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial software development
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education ⓘ research ⓘ |
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Subject: Smalltalk Description of subject: Smalltalk is an influential object-oriented, dynamically typed programming language and environment known for pioneering many concepts in modern software development, including graphical user interfaces and integrated development environments.
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