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Alan Kay on Rethinking Computer Science Education

Infosys Foundation USA · Talk · YouTube title: Rethinking CS Education | Alan Kay, CrossRoads 2015
Why it's here

HN readers cite Kay's talks for his views on programming languages as user interfaces, thinking beyond logic, and why people struggle with complex systems.

What it covers

Alan Kay argues for rethinking how computer science is taught in schools, drawing on his work on object-oriented programming and GUIs. He discusses how poorly people understand complex systems and what education could do about it.