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> it's precisely because he was the pioneer, things like Java, microservices, json, APIs, have evolved from Kay's ideas. Not to mention Excel, which uses cells

by taffer 2y ago

> it's precisely because he was the pioneer, things like Java, microservices, json, APIs, have evolved from Kay's ideas. Not to mention Excel, which uses cells, a concept invented by Alan Kay. He also invented OOP which in 1964 inspired the creation of Simula, the first OOP-Language.

Rochus 2y ago
> He also invented OOP which in 1964 inspired the creation of Simula Not in this universe ;-) See e.g. https://ethw.org/Milestones:Object-Oriented_Programming,_1961-1967 https://ethw.org/Milestones:Object-Oriented_Programming,_196...
- TZubiri 2y ago
  Yeah, and Columbus didn't discover america, and windows did not invent window Interfaces, Notch did not invent minecraft, and Mullenweg didn't invent wordpress. These are still THE most popular contributors to the subject by far, especially by measure of popularity.
  - Rochus 2y ago
    In any case, he is a good storyteller.