Squeak ! the mouse goes from strength to strength ...

Overview

Part 1: bits of History

• what is it?
• where did it come from?
• why should you be interested?

Part 2:  the interactive programming environment

• what does it look like ?
• what does it feel like ?
  • stylised and active text
  • usefull subsystems
  • many optional (removable) components

Part 3: the language ...

• what can it do ?
  • blocks
  • brace stacks
  • case statements
  • usefull methods

Part 4: ... and its implementation

• how does it do it ?
  • implementation overview
  • the object memory ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 )
• (this part will prove the 80/20 rule)

Part 5: words of advice

• where is it going to ?
• how can you contribute
• where can you get one ?