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The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet OOPSLA 97 Keynote (VPRI 0719)

Yoshiki Ohshima (大島芳樹) · talk · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Alan Kay's 1997 OOPSLA keynote argues that the computer revolution has not really happened yet, reflecting on how computing, objects and the web fall short of their potential.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN regards it as a must-watch that gives a very different perspective on software and the web, and its title is widely riffed on.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “if you have never watched this talk completely at least once, give it a shot and you might be very surprised.”

    Alan Kay's 1997 keynote offering a different point of view on the web.

    gjvc, 2020-12 · Strong recommendation · in “The web is 30 years old today”

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Topics: alan kay, oopsla, object-oriented programming, software history, web

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