Smalltalk

== English == === Etymology === From small talk; according to Alan Kay (one of its creators): The name actually appeared before the first Smalltalk design, which was done in 1971. I had mentioned to someone that the "prose" of then current programming languages was lower than a cocktail party conversation, and that great progress would have been made if we could even get to the level of making "smalltalk". It then occured[sic] to me that this word was also a great pun for a language aimed at the world of small children. As for hype: Another motive for "smalltalk" was the practice at the time of naming operating, and other, systems (which hardly did anything) after mighty indo-european gods, such as Thor, Zeus, Odin, etc. I figured that if Smalltalk ever did something neat, then people would be pleasantly surprised. === Proper noun === Smalltalk (computer languages) An object-oriented, dynamically-typed, reflective programming language. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == German == === Alternative forms === Small Talk === Etymology === Borrowed from English small talk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsmɔːlˌtɔːk/, /ˈsmɔlˌtoːk/ === Noun === Smalltalk m or (rare) n (strong, genitive Smalltalks, plural Smalltalks) small talk Synonym: Plauderei a conversation involving small talk Synonym: Plauderei ==== Usage notes ==== Generally masculine; the neuter is very rare. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Smalltalk” in Duden online “Smalltalk”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)