David Ungar on the History and Legacy of the Self Language
Stanford · Talk · 1 h 10 min · 2010 · YouTube title: Self and Self: Whys and Wherefores
Why it's here
HN points to it as the best account of what Self made possible and what its team went on to do.
What it covers
David Ungar of IBM Research reflects at Stanford on the Self language project and argues the real legacy of ideas is the people. He covers its history, philosophy, successes and failures.