Squeakers,

There was an attempt by ObjectShare/ParcPlace
to unite VisualSmalltalk and VisualWorks.

Around that time they published a very interesting
booklet that detailed method by method the differences
between the two.  It may have even included some
IBM comparisons (I'm not remembering clearly now),
and perhaps ANSI comparisons.

I will try to dig this book up if I can
(no guarantees that I still have it)
and post the title, etc..
Give me a few days on this.

-Mark

Jeff Szuhay wrote:
> 
> I just received a copy of "SmallTalk by Example" because
> I like learning from guided example. And, yes, it is
> oriented toward VisualWorks 2.0 or 2.5.
> 
> I did a cursory look around SmallTalk sites but could find
> no reasonable comparison of the different dialects of
> SmallTalk.
> 
> For instance, what are the differences between Squeak, QKS
> SmallTalk Agents, VisualWorks, Visual Age, and Dolphin
> (to name just a few)?
> 
> How portable is code between them?
> 
> What are the criteria for choosing one over the other?
> (One my criteria here is that it must run on a Mac.)
> 
> Can anyone point me to a good, thorough (even gritty)
> comparison of the SmallTalks out there?
> 

-- 
 -Mark Windholtz 
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