VisualAge for Smalltalk

E699675

integrated development environment

VisualAge for Smalltalk is an IBM integrated development environment and application development tool focused on building object-oriented software using the Smalltalk programming language.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
VisualAge for Smalltalk canonical	2
IBM Smalltalk	1
VA Smalltalk	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7937260 — 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: VisualAge for Smalltalk
Context triple: [IBM VisualAge family, hasPart, VisualAge for Smalltalk]

A. Squeak programming system
The Squeak programming system is an open-source, multimedia-capable implementation of the Smalltalk language designed for educational use, rapid prototyping, and exploratory programming.
B. Smalltalk
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.
C. GNU Smalltalk
GNU Smalltalk is a free, open-source implementation of the Smalltalk programming language that emphasizes scripting and command-line use while remaining compatible with traditional Smalltalk environments.
D. On to Smalltalk (programming book)
"On to Smalltalk" is a programming book by Patrick Henry Winston that introduces and teaches the Smalltalk language and its object-oriented programming concepts.
E. VisualWorks
VisualWorks is a prominent commercial implementation of the Smalltalk programming language, known for its powerful development environment and cross-platform capabilities.
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: VisualAge for Smalltalk
Target entity description: VisualAge for Smalltalk is an IBM integrated development environment and application development tool focused on building object-oriented software using the Smalltalk programming language.

A. Squeak programming system
The Squeak programming system is an open-source, multimedia-capable implementation of the Smalltalk language designed for educational use, rapid prototyping, and exploratory programming.
B. Smalltalk
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.
C. GNU Smalltalk
GNU Smalltalk is a free, open-source implementation of the Smalltalk programming language that emphasizes scripting and command-line use while remaining compatible with traditional Smalltalk environments.
D. On to Smalltalk (programming book)
"On to Smalltalk" is a programming book by Patrick Henry Winston that introduces and teaches the Smalltalk language and its object-oriented programming concepts.
E. VisualWorks
VisualWorks is a prominent commercial implementation of the Smalltalk programming language, known for its powerful development environment and cross-platform capabilities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	integrated development environment ⓘ
category	IBM development tool ⓘ Smalltalk development environment ⓘ
developer	IBM ⓘ
focus	object-oriented software construction ⓘ visual application design ⓘ
hasComponent	class library ⓘ code browser ⓘ debugger ⓘ project management system ⓘ
hasFeature	browser-based code navigation ⓘ code management tools ⓘ debugger ⓘ graphical development environment ⓘ integrated development tools ⓘ visual composition tools ⓘ
implementsLanguage	ANSI Smalltalk subset ⓘ
license	proprietary software license ⓘ
operatedBy	graphical user interface ⓘ
partOf	IBM VisualAge family ⓘ
primaryUse	application development ⓘ enterprise software development ⓘ
programmingLanguage	Smalltalk ⓘ
relatedTo	IBM Smalltalk ⓘ linked to: VisualAge for Smalltalk IBM VisualAge for Java ⓘ linked to: IBM VisualAge family
runsOn	desktop operating systems ⓘ
softwareGenre	object-oriented development environment ⓘ
supports	incremental compilation ⓘ interactive development ⓘ live object inspection ⓘ
supportsConcept	browser-based class hierarchy exploration ⓘ classes ⓘ methods ⓘ objects ⓘ packages ⓘ
supportsIntegration	GUI frameworks ⓘ client-server middleware ⓘ database access ⓘ
supportsParadigm	object-oriented programming ⓘ
targetUser	Smalltalk programmers ⓘ software developers ⓘ
usedFor	building business applications ⓘ building client-server applications ⓘ rapid application development ⓘ
vendor	IBM ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

IBM VisualAge family → hasPart → VisualAge for Smalltalk ⓘ

IBM VisualAge family → notableProduct → VisualAge for Smalltalk ⓘ

GemStone/S → relatedTo → VA Smalltalk ⓘ

linked to: VisualAge for Smalltalk

VisualAge for Smalltalk → relatedTo → IBM Smalltalk ⓘ