The influence is generally overestimated. C++ and Java were mostly inspired by Simula 67, which actually was also an inspiration for Smalltalk. Although there h

The influence is generally overestimated. C++ and Java were mostly inspired by Simula 67, which actually was also an inspiration for Smalltalk. Although there had been a few articles before, a broader public did not have access to Smalltalk until the mid-1980s.