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Smalltalk

Programming language

Softwareprogramming languageQ235086

Developer: Alan Kay
, Adele Goldberg
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1.cs.umd.edu/hcil/muiseum/goldberg/goldberg_page.htmRetrieved 2018-03-08
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, Dan Ingalls
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Founded: 1972
Latest version: ANSI Smalltalk
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1.wiki.squeak.org/squeak/172
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Smalltalk is a purely object-oriented programming language that was originally created in the 1970s for educational use, specifically for constructionist learning, but later found use in business. It was created at Xerox PARC by Learning Research Group (LRG) scientists, including Alan Kay, Dan Ingalls, Adele Goldberg, Ted Kaehler, Diana Merry, and Scott Wallace.

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