“The Most Disastrous Thing You Can Learn”

Alan Kay is an American computer scientist and a pioneer of object-oriented programming and graphical user interfaces.

Alan Kay encourages readers not to view their first programming language as an unchangeable foundation for programming.

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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.

Alan Kay quote about Java, C++ and the importance of new ideas

9. September 2019

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"Java and C++ make you think that the new ideas are like the old ones. Java is the most distressing thing to hit computing since MS-DOS." Alan Kay

Quote on basic computer programming skills by Stephen W. Hawking

16. April 2019

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"Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn." Stephen W. Hawking