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Why use Smalltalk to Teach OOP

Here is a presentation explaining why we should use Smalltalk for teaching object-oriented programming and object-oriented design.

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Authors:

• N. Bouraqadi - Ecole des Mines de Douai
• S. Ducasse - University of Berne
• S. Stinckwich - University of Caen
• R. Wuyts - Université Libre de Bruxelles

Contents:

• Outline
• Teaching Goals
• What are Objects?
• Smalltalk
• Lots of ready-to-use material
• Smalltalk Object Model
• Smalltalk Syntax on a Postcard
• One lookup: look in the class of the receiver
• What is the Essence of ...
• Antropomorphism
• Antropomorphism (II)
• Exact Numbers and Automatic Coercion
• Iterators: Closures at Work
• The Design is in the System
• Numberous Libraries
• Powerful IDE
• Squeak Powerful Tools
• Full Access to Everything
• Smalltalk Drawbacks
• Experiences (Teaching OOP Design)
• Experiences (Teaching Smalltalk)
• Experiences (Teaching basic OOP)
• Testimonies
• Summary
• Refs

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• Teaching Goals
• What are Objects?
• Smalltalk
• Lots of ready-to-use material
• Smalltalk Object Model
• Smalltalk Syntax on a Postcard
• One lookup: look in the class of the receiver
• What is the Essence of ...
• Antropomorphism
• Antropomorphism (II)
• Exact Numbers and Automatic Coercion
• Iterators: Closures at Work
• The Design is in the System
• Numberous Libraries
• Squeak Powerful Tools
• Powerful IDE
• Full Access to Everything
• Smalltalk Drawbacks
• Experiences (Teaching OOP Design)
• Experiences (Teaching Smalltalk)
• Experiences (Teaching basic OOP)
• Testimonies
• Summary
• Refs
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