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Smalltalk is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Smalltalk in a sentence

Smalltalk meaning

An object-oriented, dynamically-typed, reflective programming language.

Using Smalltalk

  • The main meaning on this page is: An object-oriented, dynamically-typed, reflective programming language.
  • In the example corpus, smalltalk often appears in combinations such as: in smalltalk, smalltalk was, as smalltalk.

Context around Smalltalk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

take 1× squeak 1× ambrai 1× gnu 1× visualage 1× apple 1× initial 1× used 1× find 1× execution 1×

Often after:

mainstream 1× cannot 1× product 1× syntax 1× implementation 1× strongly 1× implementations 1× allowed 1×

Sentence patterns with Smalltalk

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

awkward initial smalltalk we get 1× c and smalltalk syntax that 1× called visualage smalltalk 1× derivative of smalltalk 80 from 1× derived from smalltalk 80 version 1× due to smalltalk s substantial 1× gnu smalltalk is a 1× has backed smalltalk strongly releasing 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after significant revisions 1× as a result 1× as an interesting 1× basic syntax the 1× both firms struggled 1× both techniques are 1×

Common sentence endings:

76 was created 1× 80 inside visualworks 1× by smalltalk implementation 1× called visualage smalltalk 1× change their behaviour 1× computing was born 1×

Words around Smalltalk

Just before it in the word index:

smallscale 3 smallsat 6 smalls 61 smallridge 2 smallpox 181 smallness 10

Just after it in the word index:

smallthorne 3 smallville 42 smallwood 34 smallz 2 smangele 2 smar 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdi 82 absa 82 absconding 82 agar 82 aliyah 82 amerindian 82

Corpus analysis for Smalltalk

  • In this selection, "smalltalk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, take, squeak, ambrai, mainstream, cannot and product stand out and add context to how "smalltalk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include awkward initial smalltalk we get and c and smalltalk syntax that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "smalltalk" sits close to words such as abdi, absa and absconding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with smalltalk

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

After the always awkward initial smalltalk, we get straight into business. (11 words)

At one point a version of Smalltalk was implemented in Self. (11 words)

Smalltalk-80 is a totally reflective system, implemented in Smalltalk-80 itself. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Sygh wrote, "And boy, it sure does feel bad when someone who hasn’t so much as learned your name for years just stares at your partners chest for an hour while desperately trying to find smalltalk. (37 words)

Objective-C derives its syntax from both C and Smalltalk : syntax that involves preprocessing, expressions, function declarations, and function calls is inherited from C, while the syntax for object-oriented features was originally taken from Smalltalk. (36 words)

It used Smalltalk, which was an object-oriented programming language that Kay helped created in the 1970s at the legendary Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, where much of personal computing was born. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Both firms struggled to take Smalltalk mainstream due to Smalltalk's substantial memory needs, limited run-time performance, and initial lack of supported connectivity to SQL -based relational database servers.

For instance, a serialized object created in Squeak Smalltalk cannot be restored in Ambrai Smalltalk.

GNU Smalltalk is a free software implementation of a derivative of Smalltalk-80 from the GNU project.

IBM initially supported the Digitalk product, but then entered the market with a Smalltalk product in 1995 called VisualAge/Smalltalk.

Objective-C derives its syntax from both C and Smalltalk : syntax that involves preprocessing, expressions, function declarations, and function calls is inherited from C, while the syntax for object-oriented features was originally taken from Smalltalk.

Smalltalk-80 is a totally reflective system, implemented in Smalltalk-80 itself.

Squeak is an open source implementation derived from Smalltalk-80 Version 1 by way of Apple Smalltalk.

After the always awkward initial smalltalk, we get straight into business.

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It used Smalltalk, which was an object-oriented programming language that Kay helped created in the 1970s at the legendary Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, where much of personal computing was born.

Sygh wrote, "And boy, it sure does feel bad when someone who hasn’t so much as learned your name for years just stares at your partners chest for an hour while desperately trying to find smalltalk.

After significant revisions which froze some aspects of execution semantics to gain performance (by adopting a Simula -like class inheritance model of execution), Smalltalk-76 was created.

As an interesting link between generations, in 2001 Vassili Bykov implemented Hobbes, a virtual machine running Smalltalk-80 inside VisualWorks.

As a result, the code to serialize an object varies by Smalltalk implementation.

At one point a version of Smalltalk was implemented in Self.

Basic syntax The syntax for accessing slots is similar to that of Smalltalk.

Both techniques are a few decades old, appearing in languages such as Smalltalk in the 1980s.

Cincom has backed Smalltalk strongly, releasing multiple new versions of VisualWorks and ObjectStudio each year since 1999.

Consequently, various applications that do work on multiple Smalltalk implementations that rely on object serialization cannot share data between these different implementations.

Dynamic languages such as Smalltalk allowed for this sort of change via well-known methods in the classes; by changing the class, the objects based on it would change their behaviour.

Enfin became far more popular in Europe, as IBM introduced it into IT shops before their development of IBM Smalltalk (later VisualAge).

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Common combinations with smalltalk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "smalltalk" in a sentence?
An example: "Both firms struggled to take Smalltalk mainstream due to Smalltalk's substantial memory needs, limited run-time performance, and initial lack of supported connectivity to SQL -based relational database servers." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "smalltalk" from authentic English texts.
What does "smalltalk" mean?
Smalltalk means: An object-oriented, dynamically-typed, reflective programming language.
How many example sentences with "smalltalk" are there?
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