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FAQ is an abbreviation for "Frequently Asked Question(s)". The term refers to listed questions and answers, all supposed to be frequently asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic. Since the acronym originated in textual media, its pronunciation varies; both "fak" and "F.A.Q." are commonly heard (and therefore, when used with an indefinite article, it is either "a FAQ" or "an FAQ"). Depending on usage, the term may refer specifically to a single frequently-asked question, or to an assembled list of many questions and their answers. An alternative suggestion is that FAQ is actually a clumsily-constructed three letter acronym purported to have come from computer IT specialists, frustrated with answering over and over again the same, perceived stupid questions from computer users, and which secretly stands for the pronunciation "fah-queue". For example: "Please read the FAQ list to ensure your question has not already been answered before bothering the overworked IT department".
Origins
While the name may be recent, the FAQ format itself is quite old. For instance, Matthew Hopkins wrote The Discovery of Witches in 1647 in FAQ format. He introduces it as "Certaine Queries answered," ... Many old catechisms are in a question and answer format.
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FAQs, Help, and Tutorials :: Smalltalk
The Commando Forth Compiler: Programming - Languages - Forth - Implementations - FAQs Help and Tutorials http://bit.ly/4JLC5f
dr_dobbs (Jon Erickson) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:33:25 -0000
The Commando Forth Compiler: Programming - Languages - Forth - Implementations - FAQs Help and Tutorials http://bit.ly/4JLC5f
Basic Aspects of Squeak and Smalltalk-80 Programming Language - By Wolfgang Kreutzer. Very nice introduction. Shows how to use Squeak UI and start programming in Smalltalk. Text, code samples, many screenshots showing what to do, and how.
Happy Squeaking - Tutorial. Text and code samples. Japanese, with many useful English words and links. By Masashi Umezawa, one of the translators to Japanese of Simon Lewis' The Art and Science of Smalltalk: Saku Saku Smalltalk.
Making Smalltalk with the Penguin - Series on object-oriented programming for users new to OO, or programming. Goal: introduce OO programming, and spread the fun of Smalltalking. Teaches Smalltalk generally by teaching Squeak. Text, code, screenshots. [Linux Gazette #51]
Making Smalltalk: Objects, Classes and Other Things - Series on object-oriented programming for users new to OO, or programming. Text, code, screenshots. [Linux Gazette #60]
Making Smalltalk: OO Thinking - Series on object-oriented programming for users new to OO, or programming. Text, code, screenshots. [Linux Gazette #65]
Making Smalltalk: Spreading the OO Fun - Series on object-oriented programming for users new to OO, or programming. Text, code, screenshots. [Linux Gazette #59]
Squeak Smalltalk: Basic Language Reference - By Andrew C. Greenberg, 1999; Andrew P. Black, 2001. Quick reference for Squeak user interface; helpful for Smalltalk generally. Text, many command tables, screenshots.
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Squeak Tutorials - by Diego Gomez Deck. All based on screenshots, with text, and downloads. English, Español. [ConsultAr.com]
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Steps to Install Skins into Squeak V2.8a - Should work in higher Squeak versions, with a bit of tweaking; by Steve Wessels.
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