Smalltalk, like Logo, also has a powerful resonant metaphor, which is the message. All computation in Smalltalk is represented by objects sending and responding to messages from different objects. This is a strong metaphor, because role-playing and conversing are highly effective innate human amenities. As with Logo, large time and thought went into the crafting and honing of Smalltalk’s metaphors. Designing a studying system and not using a strong understanding of the ideas on this guide is like designing a mechanical system without understanding “the lever”.
- A 60-year-old programming language understood by fewer and fewer developers underpins many more functions than previously thought, new knowledge suggests.
- This part explains how classes inherit state and habits from their superclasses, and explains tips on how to derive one class from another utilizing the easy syntax provided by the Java programming language.
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