On to Smalltalk

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1. jonjackyOct 2014
   PH Winston's books are exactly what you are looking for: On To Java, On To C, On To C++, On To SmallTalk. They appeared around 2000 and are now on the web:

   http://people.csail.mit.edu/phw/OnToC/ etc.

   They are written in an unusual format built around slides rather than pages - even the printed versions.

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2. fractallyteApr 2012
   There's a great collection of free books at: http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr/FreeBooks.html

   I found the following particularly useful: 'Smalltalk by Example', by Alex Sharp; 'Smalltalk With Style', by Edward Klimas, Suzanne Skublics and David A Thomas.

   This is a great book for beginners in any OO language: 'Smalltalk, Objects, and Design', by Chamond Liu

   Also surprisingly useful (terse, but well structured): 'On To Smalltalk', by Patrick Henry Winston

   Finally, there's the excellent ProfStef interactive tutorial that's included with Pharo (http://www.pharocasts.com/2010/01/learn-smalltalk-with-profs...).

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3. jonjackyJul 2019
   Yes, both the motivation[1] and the format[2] of these books is very effective and quite unique. It's a shame no one else has carried on in this style for more recent languages.

   In addition to Java, C, and C++, Winston also wrote On to Smalltalk[3].

   [1] An introduction to a particular language for readers whoe are already experienced programmers.

   [2] Content is presented in numbered short paragraphs, many just a single sentence long. He calls these paragraphs "slides" but they are more concise and pointful than the slides people usually show at talks.

   [3] http://people.csail.mit.edu/phw/Books/index.html

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4. claystuJan 2019
   Your suggestion of parsing out the in-code documentation would go a long way towards documenting the libraries, provided the documentation is of high quality. However, that still doesn't address the bigger question: how do I program in Pharo.

   There's a book, "On to Smalltalk" that actually did a decent job of getting you started, but it's decades out of date now.

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