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Smalltalk Books A description of Smalltalk books, that can be purchased on-line .
Tutorial 1. Integers First Smalltalk tutorial, terminology, calculation. Tips. Sending a message to an object to make the object do something. Using M206 LearningWorks and Using LearningWorks
Tutorial 2. Precedence, printString, & errors Tutorial. Precedence of Unary Binary and Keyword Messages, using parenthesis. Errors,
Messages / Methods printString, asNumber, asInteger, negated, reversed, asUppercase, plus:25 Feb 01
Tutorial 3. Strings Classes. Class Hierarchy. Sending messages to ByteString class objects(i.e. Strings), inspecting. Workspace Comments
Messages / Methods Concatenate: ,asInteger, asIntegerArray, asNumber, class, inspect, reverse, at:put: , at:, asLowercase, asUppercase, dropVowels, isString, size.
Tutorial 4. Class Browser Programming. The Class Browser - description, tips, opening and using. Major Class browser additions. Finding a Class. Finding a Method. Finding Examples of a Method
Tutorial 5. Variables Variables, Temporary, Local, Instance, Class, Global, Global, Pseudo, Scope.
Tutorial 12. Control Structures Decision making & Iteration (Loop)methods in Smalltalk. Comparison Operators. ifTrue:,whileTrue, between:and:, exists, isEmpty, isInteger, isNil, isVowel, not, value.  
Tutorial 16. Dialog Dialog boxes. withCRs, temporary and local variables, asNumber, rem: , Empty strings.
Tutorial 23 Collection class Various downloadable files
Tutorial 39 OpenGUI How to use the M206 Graphical User Interface.
Master Smalltalk & M206 Index An index for the M206 OU course and Smalltalk methods used in the tutorials. I will also update for CSC517 students of the NCSU ( North Carolina State University ).
Customise Class Browser Colours Allows the user to colour code, the code in the Class Browser. Very useful, --Try it
Download Documents A selection of mock Exam papers and other files to download. These will help you with your programming.
Smalltalk Error & Exception Messages Using the Debugger. List of common error messages and there cause. The debugger is a very important tool, use it!
Hints and Tips. A list of hints and tips for beginners in Smalltalk programming, and these tutorials. Preventing crashes. Debugger Hints. Error messages.
Sites, other sites on Smalltalk & M206 subjects.
Downloadable sources of free versions of Smalltalk, and other free programs
Feedback Please help me to improve this site by sending your comments.
ASCII Codes Number systems
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2 May 01 index Site search engine added to this page
6 May 01 Tutorial 12 Insert answer to Question 11 Correction isNumber removed
10 Jun 01 Tutorial 12 Correction- remove isNumber from index
17 Jun 01 Master Smalltalk & M206 Index Additions
17 Jun 01 Tutorial 5 Clarify Global variables
20 Jun 01 Books & Software Renamed to Smalltalk Books Student software removed from this page, and placed in a new link Student Software & Books
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27 Jun 01 Download Documents Correct links for Exam downloads. Add Errata for Exam 1.
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