Introduction to Smalltalk books

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> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 4:21 AM, "Steven! Ragnarök"
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>     On 12/17/11 1:02 AM, James Ladd wrote:
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>         Your help would be appreciated. We are working on a list of
>         classes to
>         adopt and port, as
>         well as adding a unit test for each method.
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>         To get started try these instructions:
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>     Thanks James, I got everything up and running and forked myself a
>     copy to work in. I was more looking for an introduction to Smalltalk
>     the language.. I'm a total n00b. :)
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> Stéphane Ducasse has an excellent list of free smalltalk books =>
> http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr/FreeBooks.html
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> I'd say
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> Smalltalk by Example
> Smalltalk with Style
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> Would be excellent options.
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> Also Smalltalk best practice patterns by Kent Beck is a must have
> eventually =>
> http://www.amazon.com/Smalltalk-Best-Practice-Patterns-Kent/dp/013476904X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324133425&sr=8-1&tag=acleint-20
> <http://www.amazon.com/Smalltalk-Best-Practice-Patterns-Kent/dp/013476904X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324133425&sr=8-1&tag=acleint-20>
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> If you are familiar with the GOF design patterns book, then the
> Smalltalk Companion is a great way to compare and learn.