Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!hpl-opus!hpnmdla!hpsad!jsv From: jsv@hpsad.HP.COM (Jeff Vetter) Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk Subject: Questions from a novice on development environments... Message-ID: <520002@hpsad.HP.COM> Date: 27 Sep 89 15:09:31 GMT Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA Lines: 27 I am new to the Smalltalk language and I am interested in purchasing a Smalltalk development environment for my PC AT. I have a few questions about the current offerings. 1. The current offerings seem to be Digitalk and ParcPlace; however, ParcPlace is quite expensive for learning's sake. Are there student discounts on any products that I could check on at college? 2. Does anyone offer a Smalltalk "compiler" to develop stand-alone applications? 3. Since this is my first attempt at object-oriented programming, which book(s) should I obtain? 4. Should I forget Smalltalk and try C++ instead? There seems to be a little more support (ie. books and development environments) for C++. I welcome all suggestions from novice through expert. Thanks for your help. Also, Unix mail responses are encouraged. Jeffrey S. Vetter HP Signal Analysis Division Rohnert Park, CA