Smalltalk-76 release

Smalltalk-76 was a significant milestone in object-oriented programming, featuring a comprehensive graphical development environment that inherently promoted the idea of a reusable application structure.

Significance

It provided one of the earliest practical demonstrations of an environment where much of the application's base structure was provided, enabling developers to build new applications by extending existing components – a core concept of frameworks.

Key facts

Date
1976-01-01
Type
release
Location
Xerox PARC, Palo Alto, California, USA