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Pharo

Pharo is a cross-platform implementation of the classic Smalltalk-80 programming language and runtime system. It is based on the OpenSmalltalk virtual machine (VM) named Cog,: 16 which evaluates a dynamic, reflective, and object-oriented programming language with a syntax closely resembling Smalltalk-80. It is free and open-source software, released…

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Developer
Pharo community
Family
Smalltalk: Squeak
First appeared
March 2008; 18 years ago (2008-03)
Implementation language
Smalltalk
License
MIT, partly Apache 2.0
OS
Windows, Linux, macOS, others

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Relation to Smalltalk

Language syntax

History

Use of Pharo

Performance and virtual machine (VM)

  • Newspeak Newspeak (programming language)

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Pharo

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples49
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Pharo

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related to history · 9
Pharo → Alan Kay, Dan Ingalls, Denker, Ducasse, It, March, Smalltalk, Smalltalk-80, Squeak
related to Performance and virtual machine (VM) · 9
Pharo → Beginning, Cog, In, Memory Manager, Newspeak, Smalltalk, Spur, Squeak, VM
related to Language syntax · 5
Pharo → Smalltalk, Smalltalk-80, Some, The, The Pharo
related to overview · 5
Pharo → French, IPA-label-small, Smalltalk, The, This
related to Companies and consultants · 3
Pharo → In, Seaside, Some
related to Relation to Smalltalk · 3
Pharo → However, Smalltalk, The
Developer · 1
Pharo → Pharo community
Family · 1
Pharo → Smalltalk: Squeak
First appeared · 1
Pharo → March 2008; 18 years ago (2008-03)
Implementation language · 1
Pharo → Smalltalk

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language smalltalk smalltalk-80 programming software syntax dynamic squeak virtual machine object-oriented development system 2008 use vm march lighthouse mit apache

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PharoDeveloperPharo community1.00infobox
PharoFamilySmalltalk: Squeak1.00infobox
PharoFirst appearedMarch 2008; 18 years ago (2008-03)1.00infobox
PharoImplementation languageSmalltalk1.00infobox
PharoLicenseMIT, partly Apache 2.01.00infobox
PharoOSWindows, Linux, macOS, others1.00infobox
PharoParadigmobject-oriented1.00infobox
PharoPlatformARM, IA-32, x86-641.00infobox
PharoStable release13.1.0 / 26 June 2025; 13 months ago (26 June 2025)1.00infobox
PharoTyping disciplinedynamic1.00infobox
PharoWebsitepharo.org1.00infobox
Pharois across-platform implementation of the classic Smalltalk-80 programming language and runtime system0.90text

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