“This probably my favorite because it was mostly unscripted”
Favorite Kay talk, mostly unscripted.
Full comment
This probably my favorite because it was mostly unscripted Alan Kay : July 2007 : A Conversation with CMU Faculty & Students this video
Alan Kay : July 2007 : A Conversation with CMU Faculty & Students
13K views · Apr 6, 2016 · 1:20:48 · 3 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2017–2024
Alan Kay visits Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science in 2007 for an informal conversation with faculty and students. He discusses the state of CS education and criticizes mainstream computing.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN recommends it for Kay's blunt critique of today's computing and standard CS curricula.
“Alan Kay, almost impolitely, tears into today's computing while talking at CMU.”HN comment, 2017
What Hacker News said 5
“I think you'll like the discussion he had at CMU a few years back”
Technology-focused discussion at CMU.
Full comment
I think you'll like the discussion he had at CMU a few years back, which focused a lot on the technology side of things this video
“Alan Kay, almost impolitely, tears into today's computing while talking at CMU.”
Kay sharply criticizes today's computing.
Full comment
Funny you should say that. Reminds me of this video[0] where Alan Kay, almost impolitely, tears into today's computing while talking at CMU. [0] this video
“Alan Kay has part of the answer in this talk”
Kay on errors in formal CS education.
Full comment
Alan Kay has part of the answer in this talk [0] where elucidates the errors taken by formal Comp Sci education. He claims there was a battle in the university between testable curriculum centered around Algorithms and builder curriculums based around hardware and distributed systems, and says it's a shame that algorithms won out. [0] Alan Kay : July 2007 : A Conversation with CMU Faculty & Students this video
“Alan Kay (Turing Prize 2004) argues against current standard CS curriculum.”
Kay argues against standard CS curriculum.
Full comment
I'm glad an insider is thinking about this. But why do I have a feeling that it's written with an idea to make faculty life easy, not necessarily for a great student learning outcome, although that's what they say. Alan Kay (Turing Prize 2004) argues against current standard CS curriculum. this video Anyway few unrelated thoughts. --- The undergrad CS courses mostly do not deviate in content.The variance is in quality. "pick good professor over interesting course" paid off for me in university. Factors such as these matter: course pace, instructor and TA accessibility, course slides and other material quality, lecture interesting or boring etc. --- Isn't it surprising that one of the most watched courses is by an YouTube tutor with a credential no american university will ever take seriously for hiring even an adjunct teaching faculty? See Intro to Algorithms by Abdul Bari on YouTube