New Smalltalk Programming Environment Available Free on the Web; Smalltalk Express Designed to Meet Demand for Entry-Level Object-Oriented Programming Environment.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 1996--ObjectShare, a division of leading client/server/web tools vendor ParcPlace-Digitalk (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :PARQ PARQ Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire PARQ Passive/Active Remote Queueing PARQ Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire PARQ Parent Adolescent Relationship Questionnaire PARQ Pre Activity Readiness Questionnaire PARQ Parent Adherence Report Questionnaire ), today announced the free availability of a new entry-level object-oriented programming object-oriented programming, a modular approach to computer program (software) design. Each module, or object, combines data and procedures (sequences of instructions) that act on the data; in traditional, or procedural, programming the data are separated from the environment. The new product, called Smalltalk Express, is designed to introduce developers to the power of object-oriented programming and the Smalltalk language. Coming on the heels of the Company's very successful introduction of its Parts for Java visual toolkit, Smalltalk Express promises to make ObjectShare a primary source for entry into the object-oriented community. "Those of us who know and love this language have always felt bad that there wasn't a commercial grade Smalltalk freely available for self-motivated developers to learn and use," noted Ward Cunningham "Howard Cunningham" redirects here. For the fictional character, see the article on Happy Days. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham (born May 26, 1949) is the American computer programmer who developed the first wiki. of Cunningham & Cunningham. "ParcPlace-Digitalk has done us, the developer community, and probably even themselves a tremendous service by assembling this market proven combination of products and giving it away on the net." Smalltalk Express is based on the 16-bit version of Smalltalk/V Windows 2.0 and the WindowBuilder Pro 1.01 graphic user interface See GUI. development system. It is a complete Smalltalk development system for use on Windows 95 or Windows 3.1, and contains all the documentation, sample programs, and step-by-step tutorials necessary for developers to build working client/server applications. More importantly, the clear language, simplified design and powerful interactive environment makes it easier to learn object-oriented programming than with other languages (C++, Java, etc.), or even full-featured Smalltalk environments. Because of the portable nature of the Smalltalk language, users of Smalltalk Express will be able to easily migrate to more powerful Smalltalk tools, such as those from ParcPlace and others. Direct support for Smalltalk Express will not be provided by ObjectShare, but the Company is encouraging peer internet support from the growing community of Smalltalk programmers and educators who already contribute to the expansion of object-oriented programming. Pricing and Availability Smalltalk Express will be available on Monday, Sept. 16, for free download from Objectshare's web site at http://www.objectshare.com. Electronic documentation is also included (in either HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. or Adobe Acrobat format). To obtain more information, go to www.objectshare.com or send e-mail to info@objectshare.com. ObjectShare, 3160 De La Cruz de la Cruz is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning 'of The Cross.'
Note to editors: c1996 ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. All rights reserved. ParcPlace, Digitalk, and Parts are registered trademarks of ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc., and refers to Sun's Java technology. Other product or service names may be trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. Robert Benson, 408/481-9090 rbenson@objectshare.com or Sterling Communications, Inc. Carol Nash, 408/441-4100 cnash@sterlingpr.com |
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