Start watching Alan Kay talks. He explains.

>Start watching Alan Kay talks. He explains.

I'm not that jazzed about the idea of reminiscing about a Smalltalk. How about instead of making esoteric references, you just say what's on your mind?

This is a thread, not a bibliography.

Alan Kay's talks aren't only about Smalltalk ... they are often about education, and the part computers might play in children's lives. The man is a genius.

> This is a thread, not a bibliography.

What is that supposed to mean?

I'm a Devo fan so as I was reading your last sentence there my brain was auto-completing it as "a post-post-modern man.... 80's-keyboard-riff"