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Welcome to VAST Platform (formerly known as VA Smalltalk)! As a software developer, you can look forward to creating highly portable, scalable, multi-tier business applications using object-oriented technology.The VAST Platform is a comprehensive integrated software development environment built on the proven power and productivity of Smalltalk.
VAST Platform 2023 (version 12.0.1)
With the release of VAST Platform 2021, "VA Smalltalk" was officially named the "VAST Platform".
VAST 2021 was our first release to fully embrace the new product name, although there was a gradual transition beforehand.
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 in 2021, Instantiations will release a major version of the VAST Platform. This major version VAST Platform 2023 includes any version of our software released within the major version of 12.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: 04/04/2023