And to the extent that we do not violate any known laws of the universe, we can probably make it work the way that we want to.
ALAN KAYWhen the Mac first came out, Newsweek asked me what I [thought] of it. I said: Well, it’s the first personal computer worth criticizing.
More Alan Kay Quotes
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It’s all about long-term, sustaining relationships.
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And I realized that informed criticism has completely been done in by the web.
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The only way you can predict the future is to build it.
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I fear – as far as I can tell – that most undergraduate degrees in computer science these days are basically Java vocational training.
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Change is easy, except for the changed part.
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I hired finishers because I’m a good starter and a poor finisher.
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Understanding- -like civilization, happiness, music, science and a host of other great endeavors–is not a state of being, but a manner of traveling.
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To get the medium’s magic to work for one’s aims rather than against them is to attain literacy.
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The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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I don’t know how many of you have ever met Dijkstra, but you probably know that arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras.
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Science requires a society because even people who are trying to be good thinkers love their own thoughts and theories.
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In computers, every ‘new explosion’ was set off by a software product that allowed users to program differently.
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A new friend is new wine, when it grows old, you will enjoy drinking it.
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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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