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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.

Hacker News 读者推荐理由: A staple on must-watch lists, recommended as a starting point for Kay's thinking and for why software is often poor and ahistorical.

10 recommenders2 strong recommendations2012–2026
Tech pioneers & interviewsSoftware architecture & designHistory of computing#alan kay#software engineering#computing history#web design#pop culture

“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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