GNU Smalltalk User’s Guide: Tutorial

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Getting started:  Starting to explore GNU Smalltalk • Some classes:  Using some of the Smalltalk classes • The hierarchy:  The Smalltalk class hierarchy • Creating classes:  Creating a new class of objects • Creating subclasses:  Adding subclasses to another class • Code blocks (I):  Control structures in Smalltalk • Code blocks (II):  Guess what? More control structures • Debugging:  Things go bad in Smalltalk too! • More subclassing:  Coexisting in the class hierarchy • Streams:  A powerful abstraction useful in scripts • Exception handling:  More sophisticated error handling • Behind the scenes:  Some nice stuff from the Smalltalk innards • And now:  Some final words • The syntax:  For the most die-hard computer scientists