CS 334: SmallTalk Reading

Please read the following short article prior to the lecture on Smalltalk. I have provided a few questions to guide your reading.

Reading

Design Principles Behind Smalltalk by Dan Ingalls.

Thought Questions

A few questions to guide your reading:

  • Think about the Principles set forth.

    • Which are new?
    • Which have we seen before?
    • Which are remniscent of Lisp?
  • What is the scope of the language (ie, what is included in its definition)?