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Re:Computer science courses that don't exist, but should (2015) by fsckboy on Friday October 24, 2025 @12:24AM (#45690755)
>Alan Kay, my favorite curmudgeon, spent decades trying to remind us

Alan Kay giving the same (unique, his own, not a bad) speech at every conference for 50 years is not Alan Kay being a curmudgeon

>we keep reinventing concepts that were worked out in the late 70s and he’s disappointed we’ve been running in circles ever since.

it's Alan Kay running in circles

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Re:Computer science courses that don't exist, but should (2015) by AnimalMuppet on Friday October 24, 2025 @11:09AM (#45695452)
All right, but if we're still running the same circles, then his speech is still relevant.
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