On to Smalltalk (programming book)
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"On to Smalltalk" is a programming book by Patrick Henry Winston that introduces and teaches the Smalltalk language and its object-oriented programming concepts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On to Smalltalk (programming book) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4656097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On to Smalltalk (programming book) Context triple: [Patrick Henry Winston, notableWork, On to Smalltalk (programming book)]
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A.
Smalltalk
Smalltalk is an influential object-oriented, dynamically typed programming language and environment known for pioneering many concepts in modern software development, including graphical user interfaces and integrated development environments.
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B.
GNU Smalltalk
GNU Smalltalk is a free, open-source implementation of the Smalltalk programming language that emphasizes scripting and command-line use while remaining compatible with traditional Smalltalk environments.
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C.
Squeak programming system
The Squeak programming system is an open-source, multimedia-capable implementation of the Smalltalk language designed for educational use, rapid prototyping, and exploratory programming.
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D.
Speaking of Objects
"Speaking of Objects" is an essay by W.V.O. Quine that explores how our talk about objects depends on linguistic frameworks and ontological commitments.
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E.
Pharo Smalltalk
Pharo Smalltalk is a modern, open-source Smalltalk-inspired programming environment and language focused on live coding, simplicity, and a powerful integrated development experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On to Smalltalk (programming book) Target entity description: "On to Smalltalk" is a programming book by Patrick Henry Winston that introduces and teaches the Smalltalk language and its object-oriented programming concepts.
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A.
Smalltalk
Smalltalk is an influential object-oriented, dynamically typed programming language and environment known for pioneering many concepts in modern software development, including graphical user interfaces and integrated development environments.
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B.
GNU Smalltalk
GNU Smalltalk is a free, open-source implementation of the Smalltalk programming language that emphasizes scripting and command-line use while remaining compatible with traditional Smalltalk environments.
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C.
Squeak programming system
The Squeak programming system is an open-source, multimedia-capable implementation of the Smalltalk language designed for educational use, rapid prototyping, and exploratory programming.
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D.
Speaking of Objects
"Speaking of Objects" is an essay by W.V.O. Quine that explores how our talk about objects depends on linguistic frameworks and ontological commitments.
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E.
Pharo Smalltalk
Pharo Smalltalk is a modern, open-source Smalltalk-inspired programming environment and language focused on live coding, simplicity, and a powerful integrated development experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer science book
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non-fiction book ⓘ programming book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Smalltalk-80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Patrick Henry Winston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
Smalltalk class libraries
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Smalltalk syntax ⓘ interactive programming environments ⓘ |
| educationalPurpose |
introduction to Smalltalk
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learning object-oriented design ⓘ |
| field |
computer programming
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software engineering ⓘ |
| genre | technical literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Patrick Henry Winston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
computer science students
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programmers ⓘ |
| languageTaught | Smalltalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Smalltalk programming language
NERFINISHED
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object-oriented programming ⓘ |
| notableWork | On to Smalltalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingParadigm | object-oriented programming ⓘ |
| teachesConcept |
classes
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encapsulation ⓘ inheritance ⓘ message passing ⓘ methods ⓘ objects ⓘ polymorphism ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: On to Smalltalk (programming book) Description of subject: "On to Smalltalk" is a programming book by Patrick Henry Winston that introduces and teaches the Smalltalk language and its object-oriented programming concepts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Patrick Henry Winston