VAST Platform 2021 (version 10.0.0)
"VA Smalltalk" is now officially named the "VAST Platform".
VAST Platform 2021 is our first release that fully embraces the new product name.
(You've probably noticed over the past year that in anticipation of this change, we've been phasing in usage of the "VAST Platform" name when referring to the "VA Smalltalk" product.)
Why change to "VAST Platform"?
While we've been using "VAST" as an abbreviation for "VA Smalltalk" for more than a decade, we've recently included "Platform" in the name because one of the fundamental strengths of VA Smalltalk is that it's a comprehensive development platform. It's not just another advanced IDE and language runtime.
Does the VAST Platform use both a year and numerical versioning?
Yes. It does.
Each year, starting this year in 2021, Instantiations will release a major version of the VAST Platform. VAST Platform 2021 includes any version of our software released within the major version of 10.x.x.
In other words, for VAST 2021, the initial release is 10.0.0, but minor versions and patches would still be considered VAST 2021 until the next major release: VAST Platform 2022 (which will start at version 11.0.0).
NOTE:
Instances of "VA Smalltalk" may continue to appear throughout our documentation and website. We've purposely kept the old product name in some locations to help users find the newest information and documentation, and to also accurately represent the names of our previous releases.
Last modified date: 02/24/2021