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Alan Kay - Normal Considered Harmful
powerfuloutlet · 10 recommenders · 11 months
Alan Kay's 2009 UIUC talk arguing that computing is more a pop culture than a science and that ignoring history and fundamentals leads to inferior solutions. He touches on the history of interactive environments and what the web should have been.
Why Hacker News readers recommend it: A staple on must-watch lists, recommended as a starting point for Kay's thinking and for why software is often poor and ahistorical.
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“his talk 'Normal Considered Harmful' in particular is worth a look as it pretty much goes straight to the heart of the issue”
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