{"id":23683,"date":"2022-02-25T13:48:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/?page_id=23683"},"modified":"2026-01-26T07:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:50:24","slug":"start-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/developer-community\/start-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Start Guide to Object-Oriented Programming in Smalltalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Giving you everything you need for a quick start on your Smalltalk programming journey.<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to our quick-start guide into the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/what-is-object-oriented-programming\/\">object-oriented programming<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/what-is-the-smalltalk-programming-language\/\">Smalltalk<\/a>. If you have ever asked:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>What is object-oriented programming?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What are classes and objects in object-oriented programming?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What does object-oriented programming mean?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Why do we need object-oriented programming?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What is Smalltalk?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What is the Smalltalk programming language used for?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>How long with it take to learn the Smalltalk programming language?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>How is Smalltalk used today?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n&#8230; this page is here to give answers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor prospects who are new to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/what-is-object-oriented-programming\/\">object-oriented programming<\/a> or those who have always wanted to try the magic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/what-is-the-smalltalk-programming-language\/\">Smalltalk<\/a> but don&#8217;t have lots of time to invest, we are introducing a Smalltalk &#8220;Quick-Start&#8221; guide. This gives prospective programmers what they need to know to get up and running, create and talk to objects, and even build a fun interactive graphic game, in little time!\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBelow are links to videos that will give users everything they need to get their Smalltalk programming journey started quickly:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/introduction\/\"><strong>Quick Start Introduction<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Overview of the Quick-Start Course Series<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/object-oriented-programming-primer\/\"><strong>Object-Oriented Programming Primer<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 A quick introduction to Object-Oriented Programming<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/smalltalk-primer\/\"><strong>Smalltalk Language Primer<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 A brief introduction to the Smalltalk language, giving you the parts you need to start programming in Smalltalk<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/installing-and-running-smalltalk\/\">Installing and Running Smalltalk<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>Installing and starting the product<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/running-smalltalk-expressions\/\">Running Smalltalk Expressions<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>Start the product and get familiar:\n<ul>\n<li>Running Smalltalk expressions<\/li>\n<li>Creating \u201cimmediate\u201d objects<\/li>\n<li>Send messages to objects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincomsmalltalk.com\/main\/info\/quick-start\/build-the-customer-class-browser-introduction\/\">Build the Customer Class \/ Browser Introduction<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>Use the Smalltalk Browser to:\n<ul>\n<li>Create a package<\/li>\n<li>Create the Customer class<\/li>\n<li>Build class and instance methods<\/li>\n<li>Create a customer instance and send messages 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