Great conversation! I like the pervasive biological metaphor that they use. Intercellular enzymes might operate with the precision of programs, but they float

Great conversation! I like the pervasive biological metaphor that they use. Intercellular enzymes might operate with the precision of programs, but they float in a forgiving, scalable goo. I want that goo in my software. The most advanced programs we have now are about the equivalent of unicellular organisms. It will be some time before we figure out how to make systems with "life" and resilience. Kay also mentions funding, which seems to be a cherished topic on this forum: "[ARPA]'s like the goose that laid the golden eggs. When you start forcing the process, it kills it. ARPA succeeded because they basically funded people instead of projects. They didn't really care what the people were doing. They figured neat people would do neat things... And, boy, it's really hard to find any funding like that nowadays. "