Smalltalk: An Introduction to Application Development Using VisualWorks

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Smalltalk: An introduction to application development using VisualWorks presents a comprehensive guide to developing Smalltalk applications using VisualWorks 2.0. It provides a detailed explanation of the Smalltalk language, and describes the VisualWorks development environment and its rich library of classes. Both the specialist and the general reader will find this book accessible. It can be used by university and college students, as well as software professionals. No previous knowledge of object-oriented ...
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Smalltalk: An introduction to application development using VisualWorks presents a comprehensive guide to developing Smalltalk applications using VisualWorks 2.0. It provides a detailed explanation of the Smalltalk language, and describes the VisualWorks development environment and its rich library of classes. Both the specialist and the general reader will find this book accessible. It can be used by university and college students, as well as software professionals. No previous knowledge of object-oriented programming is required, but an understanding of at least one programming language (such as Pascal, C or Lisp) is necessary.
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A guide to developing Smalltalk applications using VisualWorks 2.0, providing a detailed explanation of the Smalltalk language and describing the VisualWorks development environment and its class library. Covers class instance variables, concurrency control, the dependency mechanism, building an interactive application, and using canvasses, and contains worked examples and exercises. Assumes understanding of at least one programming language, but no knowledge of object-oriented programming. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780133183870
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
  • Publication date: 1/28/1995
  • Series: Object-Oriented Series
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 408

Table of Contents

Preface
1 What is object-oriented programming? 1
2 Introduction to Smalltalk 11
3 Language basics 17
4 Getting going with user interface 26
5 Typing and editing in Workspaces 36
6 Introduction to application development 52
7 The System Transcript 67
8 Inspecting an example class - Point 75
9 Other kinds of Browsers 86
10 Blocks and control structures (1) 94
11 Use of inheritance 101
12 Class variables and protocols 108
13 Abstract superclasses 117
14 Collections (1) - unordered 132
15 Collections (2) - sequenceable 149
16 More on Browsers 163
17 Blocks and control structures (2) 181
18 Streams and files 187
19 Graphics (1) - media 199
20 Graphics (2) - objects 209
21 Logic operations and UndefinedObject 221
22 Run-time error handling 233
23 Debugging an application 240
24 Projects and change management 254
25 Processes and semaphores 268
26 Classes and metaclasses 281
27 The dependency mechanism 288
28 Dialogs - menus, Prompters and Confirmers 304
29 Introduction to models, views and controllers 314
30 The VisualPart class hierarchy and class ScheduledWindow 322
31 Controllers 341
32 An interactive application - dice 351
33 Building a dialog box 369
34 Using a Canvas 375
Appendix: references and pointers 393
Index 403
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