4.1. Introduction

Smalltalk was the first Object-Oriented-Programming (OOP) language developed in the last century. Today, OOP is a very popular term in software engineering and computer application fields, and each software engineer and programmer tries to apply this idea to solve real-world problems. The advantages of applying OOP are obvious and understandable, especially in complicated applications and implementations for multiple-task controls.

Applications programming is a challenging and intellectually stimulating activity. Smalltalk is an environment that supports such complex application development. Author Dave Thomas explains how Smalltalk's success is due mainly to this focus on applications and customers.

ControlWorks is Smalltalk ...

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