This post is a collection of quotes about Smalltalk (initially released in 1972). There are 4 quotes listed below. License: CC BY-SA 3.0
1. "Smalltalk was the product of research led by Alan Kay at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)..." (Wikipedia: Smalltalk, 1.17.23 UTC 09:31)
2. "Smalltalk is a 'pure' object-oriented programming language, meaning that, unlike C++ and Java, there is no difference between values which are objects and values which are primitive types. In Smalltalk, primitive values such as integers, booleans and characters are also objects..." (Wikipedia: Smalltalk, 1.17.23 UTC 09:31)
3. "Small talk was also one of the most popular languages for agile software development methods, rapid application development (RAD) or prototyping, and software design patterns." (Wikipedia: Smalltalk, 1.17.23 UTC 09:31)
4. "...the Smalltalk language and environment were highly influential in the history of the graphical user interface (GUI) and the the 'what you see is what you get' (WYSIWYG) user interface, font editors, and desktop metaphors for UI design." (Wikipedia: Smalltalk, 1.17.23 UTC 09:31)