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Rethinking CS Education | Alan Kay, CrossRoads 2015

Infosys Foundation USA · talk · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Alan Kay argues for rethinking how computer science is taught in schools, drawing on his work on object-oriented programming and GUIs. He discusses how poorly people understand complex systems and what education could do about it.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN readers cite Kay's talks for his views on programming languages as user interfaces, thinking beyond logic, and why people struggle with complex systems.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “I would really really encourage everyone here to watch Alan Kay's recent talks on how poorly we understand systems”

    Talks on how we understand and manage complex systems

    skadamat, 2018-07 · Strong recommendation · in “People Aren’t Dumb, the World Is Hard”

  2. “Alan Kay describes and analyses why the majority of humanity act like you describe in many of his lectures.”

    Kay analyses why most people behave as described

    morphle, 2019-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlier in your career?”

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Topics: alan kay, education, systems thinking, programming languages, learning

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