VA Smalltalk

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VA Smalltalk is the succesor of IBM Visual Age for Smalltalk

Transition from VisualAge Smalltalk (from IBM) to VA Smalltalk 7 (from Instantiations)

In 2005, Instantiations assumed responsibility for ongoing development of the VisualAge Smalltalk technology base. The result was a new, modernized, VAST-based product called VA Smalltalk. Since it's 100% VisualAge compatible, this ensures existing IBM VisualAge Smalltalk customer business needs and requirements are met.

About VA Smalltalk

VA Smalltalk enables software developers to create highly portable, scaleable, multi-tier business applications using object-oriented technology. VA Smalltalk allows for incremental and rapid development of new Smalltalk applications. Developers can build and deploy enterprise Web service solutions for dynamic e-business using VA Smalltalk.

Key Features

• 100% VisualAge Smalltalk compatible.

• Cross development support for AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows and z/OS platforms.

• Support for Windows Vista, SuSE Linux, and Oracle 10

• Refactoring browser

• SUnit and SUnit Browser for testing

• ENVY/QA to reduce defects

• Integrates VA Assist to modernize VAST IDE.

• Includes WidgetKit/Controls to allow customers to build more sophisticated UIs

• Include GF/ST as a "goodie" to allow customers to build more sophisticated UIs.

More Features

• AsyncCallout - An extension of the platform function API which allows developers to make a platform function call in a separate operating system thread.

• Development Tools - A rich set of tools including a debugger, browsers, inspectors, application builders and a performance monitor.

• Packager (Dev Tool) - Creates a runtime image including only necessary classes resulting in a smaller footprint.

• WebConnection (Web page hosting framework) - Efficiently create high-performance web-based dynamic applications using the Composition Editor.

• Communications, MQ - A set of parts that support communication with other computers using MQ series transactions.

• Communications, TCP - A set of parts that support communication with other computers using TCP/IP protocols.

• Socket Communications Interface - An API providing full support for TCP/IP protocols, as well as secure communications using SSL. The API uses OpenSSL, an implementation of SSL/TLS.

• Database, DB2 - Provides high-performance, robust database support for DB2

• Database, ODBC - Provides database support for any database which supports the ODBC interface.

• Database, Oracle - Provides database support for Oracle

• Reports - Feature enables the creation of screen and hardcopy reports on any object that can be used in the VA Smalltalk environment, including parts provided in the Database and Communications features

• Client SST - Server Smalltalk (SST) provides a client/server framework flexible enough to accommodate various distributed architectures

• Server Workbench - A cross-development environment used in developing distributed processing, web hosting, and other server applications.

• Target deployment environments include all VA Smalltalk platforms and z/OS using IBM's VisualAge Smalltalk Server for OS/390 and z/OS.

• Server, SST - Server Smalltalk (SST) provides a client/server framework flexible enough to accommodate various distributed architectures

• Server, Web Services - A self-contained, modular framework capable of creating, deploying and hosting web services.

• XML Support - Enables XML - Smalltalk object mapping, includes a server interface via XML request handlers and reading of remote resources via TCP sockets using HTTP requests

• OLE Support - Enables an application to use OLE clients and custom control services.

• Domino Connection - Allows an application to retrieve and work with Domino documents as well as access Notes mail system.

Roadmap for future versions

Screenshots of the last version on Windows Vista

Reference

• http://www.instantiations.com

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