Smalltalk An Introduction to Application Development Using Visualworks

Name: Smalltalk An Introduction to Application Development Using Visualworks
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ISBN: 9780133183870

ISBN-10: 0133183874

ISBN-13: 9780133183870

Edition: 1996

Authors: Trevor Hopkins, Bernard Horan

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This book is an introduction to everything the reader needs to know about Smalltalk-80 to start constructing applications. It provides a comprehensive description of the development environment, the language and the class library.

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 10/23/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Preface



What is object-oriented programming?



Introduction to Smalltalk



Language basics



Getting going with user interface



Typing and editing in Workspaces



Introduction to application development



The System Transcript



Inspecting an example class - Point



Other kinds of Browsers



Blocks and control structures (1)



Use of inheritance



Class variables and protocols



Abstract superclasses



Collections (1) - unordered



Collections (2) - sequenceable



More on Browsers



Blocks and control structures (2)



Streams and files



Graphics (1) - media



Graphics (2) - objects



Logic operations and UndefinedObject



Run-time error handling



Debugging an application



Projects and change management



Processes and semaphores



Classes and metaclasses



The dependency mechanism



Dialogs - menus, Prompters and Confirmers



Introduction to models, views and controllers



The VisualPart class hierarchy and class ScheduledWindow



Controllers



An interactive application - dice



Building a dialog box



Using a Canvas


Appendix: references and pointers


Index