Blind worship is always wrong. However, most admiration for Alan Kay's work is by knowledgeable people and for good reasons. Including the committee that decides on Turing awards...

I am quite certain that my admiration for the man and his work is not blind.

And do note that I described his construction as "brilliant" in my post, despite the fact that he ultimately got that part wrong.

Ah. Alan Kay himself said that he feels they got the boundaries/sizing wrong when designing OO, so there really shouldn't be any mention of 'blind worship'. As far as I am aware, Kay has never been caught up in his own hubris.

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