>Smalltalk does not use text-based source files, with object source code saved as part of a binary vm image. This is a misleading claim often made by the autho

>Smalltalk does not use text-based source files, with object source code saved as part of a binary vm image. This is a misleading claim often made by the author of this Medium article. Smalltalk code does reside in text files and the IDE keeps them. This is apart of the "image" that is also kept by the environment to enable faster loading and store state.