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Re:Alan Kay's answer to ‘what are some forgotten books progr... by jimbokun on Friday August 09, 2019 @12:57PM (#20656168)
Heh, true, I just added "from their prime" because I know not all of them are still alive so would not add much to a development team in their current state.
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Re:Alan Kay's answer to ‘what are some forgotten books progr... by yitianjian on Friday August 09, 2019 @01:25PM (#20656442)
You never know, something like "The Hand of Alan Turing" might be a fairly decent draw for hiring
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Re:Alan Kay's answer to ‘what are some forgotten books progr... by davidw on Friday August 09, 2019 @04:00PM (#20657791)
I'm totally picturing The Hand treated like a relic in some Italian church, along these lines:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/st-anthonys-tongue

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