JF>
  > I'm interested in IBM's Visual Age development system.  What I need to
  > know is: does Visual Age include the IBM Smalltalk product?  I have
  > docs that say that is is based on Smalltalk and written in Smalltalk,
  > but I'm trying to figure out if the Smalltalk package is included in
  > Visual Age, if it is a required part, or if it can be used with VA.
JF>

  IBM VisualAge C++ is the new name for the current release of what used
  to be called IBM CSet++.  You'll probably agree that CSet++ was a
  pretty duff name, and that VisualAge C++ is a lot better.

  The Visual Builder, which is one of the tools shipped with IBM VAC++,
  is an application builder, that lets you generate C++ applications
  that sit on top of IBM OpenClass (C++ class libraries, also supplied
  with VisualAge C++), which you then compile with the C++ compiler
  itself.

  The Visual Builder itself, however, is written in SmallTalk.  The
  source of much confusion is that whereas the C++ compiler from IBM is
  now known as "IBM VisualAge C++", the SmallTalk environment from IBM
  is still widely known as simply "IBM Visual Age".

  You do not get a SmallTalk environment with the C++ compiler.  Neither
  (at least, as far as I know) has IBM OpenClass changed enough for it
  to be usable by any other language, such as SmallTalk, or even any
  other compiler apart from IBM VisualAge C++ itself.  I am still
  waiting to be pleasantly surprised on that last count.

  > JdeBP <
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