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Alan Kay : July 2007 : A Conversation with CMU Faculty & Students

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What it is

Alan Kay visits Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science in 2007 for an informal conversation with faculty and students. He discusses the state of CS education and criticizes mainstream computing.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it for Kay's blunt critique of today's computing and standard CS curricula.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “This probably my favorite because it was mostly unscripted”

    Favorite Kay talk, mostly unscripted.

    blessedonekobo, 2024-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 2024 [video]”

  2. “I think you'll like the discussion he had at CMU a few years back”

    Technology-focused discussion at CMU.

    skadamat, 2017-10 · Recommendation · in “The Future of Programming (2013)”

  3. “Alan Kay, almost impolitely, tears into today's computing while talking at CMU.”

    Kay sharply criticizes today's computing.

    jstewartmobile, 2017-12 · Recommendation · in “Comparison of GreenArrays Chips with TI Micropower Controllers (2010) [pdf]”

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Topics: alan kay, cs education, computing history, curriculum, cmu

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