Smalltalk

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dynamically typed programming language integrated development environment object-oriented programming language programming language

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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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Smalltalk canonical	47
Smalltalk-80	12
Smalltalk programming language	11
Smalltalk-72	5
Smalltalk-76	3
Smalltalk programming environment	2
Dolphin Smalltalk	1
Smalltalk community	1
Smalltalk environment	1
Smalltalk family	1
Smalltalk message passing model	1
Smalltalk programming language family	1
Smalltalk-78	1
Smalltalk-80: Bits of History, Words of Advice	1
Smalltalk-80: The Interactive Programming Environment	1
Smalltalk-80: The Language and Its Implementation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T488045 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Smalltalk
Context triple: [ACM Software System Award, notableRecipient, Smalltalk]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ 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
influencedBy	Lisp ⓘ linked to: Lisp programming language Simula ⓘ
license	varies by implementation ⓘ
notableConcept	graphical user interface ⓘ integrated development environment ⓘ live object inspection ⓘ model–view–controller (MVC) ⓘ linked to: Model-View-Controller
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 ⓘ linked to: Smalltalk Smalltalk-76 ⓘ linked to: Smalltalk Smalltalk-80 ⓘ linked to: Smalltalk
paradigm	message-passing ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ reflective programming ⓘ
standardizedAs	Smalltalk-80 ⓘ linked to: Smalltalk
supports	concurrency in some implementations ⓘ exception handling ⓘ metaclasses ⓘ multiple inheritance via mixins in some dialects ⓘ
typingDiscipline	dynamic typing ⓘ
usedFor	commercial software development ⓘ education ⓘ research ⓘ

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Referenced by (90)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ACM Software System Award → notableRecipient → Smalltalk ⓘ

Java → influencedBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

Ruby → influencedBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

Dart → influencedBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

Alan Kay → knownFor → Smalltalk programming language ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Alan Kay → notableWork → Smalltalk-72 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Alan Kay → notableWork → Smalltalk-76 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Alan Kay → notableWork → Smalltalk-80 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software → usesProgrammingLanguage → Smalltalk ⓘ

Objective-C → influencedBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

Yukihiro Matsumoto → influencedBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

Xerox PARC → developed → Smalltalk programming language ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Smalltalk → notableVersion → Smalltalk-72 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Smalltalk → notableVersion → Smalltalk-76 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Smalltalk → notableVersion → Smalltalk-80 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Smalltalk → standardizedAs → Smalltalk-80 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Smalltalk → notableImplementation → Dolphin Smalltalk ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Simula → influenced → Smalltalk ⓘ

Groovy → influencedBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

Xerox Star system → influencedBy → Smalltalk environment ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Xerox Alto → softwareIncluded → Smalltalk programming environment ⓘ

subject linked to: Alto personal computer

linked to: Smalltalk

Lisp → influenced → Smalltalk ⓘ

subject linked to: Lisp programming language

Self → influencedBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

Strongtalk → programmingLanguage → Smalltalk ⓘ

Strongtalk → basedOn → Smalltalk-80 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Squeak programming system → programmingLanguage → Smalltalk ⓘ

Adele Goldberg → knownFor → Smalltalk programming language ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Adele Goldberg → contributedTo → Smalltalk-72 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Adele Goldberg → contributedTo → Smalltalk-76 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Adele Goldberg → contributedTo → Smalltalk-80 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Adele Goldberg → coDeveloperOf → Smalltalk-80 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Adele Goldberg → coAuthorOf → Smalltalk-80: The Language and Its Implementation ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Adele Goldberg → coAuthorOf → Smalltalk-80: The Interactive Programming Environment ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Adele Goldberg → coAuthorOf → Smalltalk-80: Bits of History, Words of Advice ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Kent Beck → languageUsed → Smalltalk ⓘ

Richard Helm → influencedBy → Smalltalk community ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

IBM VisualAge family → programmingLanguageSupported → Smalltalk ⓘ

Brad Cox → influencedBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

Objective-C runtime → relatedTo → Smalltalk message passing model ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Ultraísta → hasMusicVideoFor → Smalltalk ⓘ

Yukihiro Matsumoto → influencedBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

subject linked to: Matz

Xerox Alto → programmingLanguageUsed → Smalltalk ⓘ

Dan Ingalls → notableWork → Smalltalk ⓘ

Dan Ingalls → notableWork → Smalltalk-72 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Dan Ingalls → notableWork → Smalltalk-80 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Dan Ingalls → programmingLanguageDesigned → Smalltalk-72 ⓘ

linked to: Smalltalk

Pharo Smalltalk → inspiredBy → Smalltalk ⓘ

GemStone/S → supportsLanguage → Smalltalk ⓘ

GemStone/S → writtenIn → Smalltalk ⓘ

VisualWorks → programmingLanguage → Smalltalk ⓘ

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