There's a quote from Alan Kay (who is full of delightful aphorisms) in an 2002 Dr. Dobbs interview "The lack of interest, the disdain for history is what makes

There's a quote from Alan Kay (who is full of delightful aphorisms) in an 2002 Dr. Dobbs interview "The lack of interest, the disdain for history is what makes computing not-quite-a-field." that is one of my favorite descriptions of the state of things. I'm a huge advocate for teaching History of Computing, and try to slip some into my classes (I teach computer engineering, but close enough) - maybe some year I'll manage to sell running a whole elective course.