Much of the debugging has to be done by others.
ALAN KAYThe only way you can predict the future is to build it.
More Alan Kay Quotes
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We cannot predict the future, but we can invent it.
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[Computing] is just a fabulous place for that, because it’s a place where you don’t have to be a Ph.D. or anything else. It’s a place where you can still be an artisan.
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The protean nature of the computer is such that it can act like a machine or like a language to be shaped and exploited.
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Any medium powerful enough to extend man’s reach is powerful enough to topple his world.
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Artificial intelligence is what we don’t know how to do yet
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Having an intelligent secretary does not get rid of the need to read, write, and draw, etc.
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The Web, in comparison, is a joke. The Web was done by amateurs.
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This is not secret knowledge. It’s just secret to this pop culture.
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Lisp isn’t a language, it’s a building material.
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If we value the lifelong learning of arts and letters as a springboard for personal and societal growth, should any less effort be spent to make computing a part of our lives?
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The biggest problem we have as human beings is that we confuse our beliefs with reality.
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People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.
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If the pros at Sun had had a chance to fix Java, the world would be a much more pleasant place.
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There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the “Aha.”
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It’s all about long-term, sustaining relationships.
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