Squeak/Smalltalk 6.1 Release Notes
The Squeak/Smalltalk community has released version 6.1, marking nearly 30 years of the system's development. The update includes over 1,700 patches and significant improvements to the environment, tools, and kernel.
Why it matters
It demonstrates the longevity and continued maintenance of niche, historically significant programming environments in the modern software ecosystem.
These release notes are optimized for viewing inside Squeak, as they contain a lot of interactive examples. On this page, interactive links open in SqueakJS, which is a browser-based Smalltalk VM with some limitations. For the best experience, download Squeak and read the release notes there.
*** Squeak 6.1 "Vanessa" Release Notes ***
As Squeak approaches its 30th anniversary, we are proud to announce the next version of the system, Squeak 6.1. Some highlights of this release are:
Please find below a detailed listing of all the changes, which includes notes on Major Deprecations , Known Issues , and Compatibility Notes at the bottom.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in