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A comment on Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video]. Parent comment

Re:Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video] by kjkjadksj on Thursday March 07, 2024 @10:58AM (#39630601)
So that when you ask what 1+1 is you get 2 and not a general solution
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Re:Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video] by falcor84 on Thursday March 07, 2024 @05:06PM (#39635135)
Why not both?

If I were making an API call, I'd want to get 2, but as an end user, I'd be delighted in "It's 2 and here's how I arrived at it ...'

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