Alan Kay on Software and Structural Integrity

„Most software today is very much like an Egyptian pyramid with millions of bricks piled on top of each other, with no structural integrity, but just done by brute force and thousands of slaves.“

Alan KayAlan Kay compares modern software to an Egyptian pyramid, criticizing its lack of structural integrity.
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Alan Kay is an American computer scientist and a pioneer of object-oriented programming and graphical user interfaces.

Alan Kay uses the pyramid metaphor to criticize complex software that lacks structural integrity and sustainable quality.


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Alan Kay quote about software structure and structural integrity

Alan Kay (born in 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American computer scientist. He is regarded as a pioneer of object-oriented programming, the Smalltalk programming language, and graphical user interface design. With the Dynabook concept, he also developed an early precursor to modern laptops, tablet computers, and e-books.

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