New Smalltalk Book

Conrad Taylor conradwt at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 5 18:47:21 UTC 2000


--- "David N. Smith (IBM)" <dnsmith at watson.ibm.com>
wrote:
> Amazon just alerted me to this new book. I don't
> know the author but she seems to have written part
> of another book:
> 
> Object-Oriented Programming
> by Peter Coad, Jill Nicola (Contributor)
> 

Well, I have learned alot from the above book and its
one of the best books on learning OO using Smalltalk.
However, I don't know alot about the below title but
I hope that it is good as the title above.

-Conrad

>
> Here is the Amazon description of the new book. (I
> hope the title is an Amazon typo!) Anyone know about
> this book or the author>
> 
> 
> SmallTalk  by Jill Nicola
> 
> List Price: $39.00, Our Price: $31.20
> 
> Paperback 1 edition (June 1, 2000), Prentice Hall;
> ISBN: 0132061457
> This item will be published on June 1, 2000. You may
> order it now and we will ship it to you when it
> arrives.
> 
> From the Back Cover
> Although Smalltalk ranks as one of the oldest
> object-oriented programming languages, its recent
> use in many commercial programming departments gives
> many the impression that it is a relatively new
> language. This book is based on the premise that the
> basic cognitive skills underlying Smalltalk
> programming can be taught along with the syntax and
> classes of the language. Discusses principles of
> good Smalltalk design, tips on using the Smalltalk
> environment, and guidelines for building Smalltalk
> applications. For programmers seeking to become
> effective Smalltalk programmers, or those who want a
> better understanding of object-oriented programming.
> 
> Dave
> _______________________________
> David N. Smith
> IBM T J Watson Research Center
> Hawthorne, NY
> _______________________________
> Any opinions or recommendations
> herein are those of the author  
> and not of his employer.
> 


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