Advances in Smalltalk

The 14th International Smalltalk Conference took place in the ?rst week of September 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic. This volume contains the pe- reviewed technical papers that were presented during the academic track of the conference. The International Smalltalk Conference evolvedout of the annual meeting of the European Smalltalk User Group (ESUG). This meeting usually lasts about a week and allows Smalltalk experts to discuss Smalltalk solutions and envir- ments. The meeting attracts a diver