Learn SMALLTALK with Real Code Examples

Download a Smalltalk environment (e.g., Pharo, Squeak, VisualWorks)

Install runtime and IDE

Open the image (workspace) to access live objects

Familiarize with browsers, inspectors, and workspace

Create test objects and execute sample messages

Download Smalltalk VM (Pharo/Squeak/VisualWorks)

Open image environment

Explore system browser and workspace

Create sample objects and send messages

Familiarize with inspector, debugger, and transcript

Image file (.image)

Changes file (.changes)

Monticello package files (.mcz)

Smalltalk scripts for initialization

VM configuration files

pharo Pharo.image # start Pharo

save snapshot # persist image

load package.mcz # load code package

workspace # open coding environment

inspect object # runtime inspection

Unicode supported in strings

UI localization possible via Morph/Seaside

No language-specific constraints

Messages and labels can be adapted

Used worldwide in educational environments

Interactive coding environment

Inspector for live object inspection

Step-through debugging

Immediate feedback from workspace

Documentation and community tutorials

Morph GUI framework in Pharo/Squeak

Seaside for web applications

Live modification of UI objects

Event-driven interface with messages

Custom widgets through object composition

Objects hold internal state

Image snapshot preserves all objects

Blocks manage temporary computation state

Collections store multiple objects

Dynamic object modification supported

Collections (Arrays, Sets, Dictionaries)

Dynamic object attributes

Persistence via image snapshots

Message passing for data access

External storage via Seaside or FFI