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Alan Kay has agreed to do an AMA today

1401 points alankay | 5 comments | 20 Jun 16 18:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

This request originated via recent discussions on HN, and the forming of HARC! at YC Research. I'll be around for most of the day today (though the early evening).
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fogus ◴[21 Jun 16 15:03 UTC] No.11946119[source]▶
I can think of no better person to ask than Alan Kay:

What are the best books relevant to programming that have nothing to do with programming? (e.g. How Buildings Learn, Living Systems, etc.)?

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1. alankay1 ◴[22 Jun 16 12:47 UTC] No.11953424[source]▶
Lots ...

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Notes on a Synthesis of Form

etc

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2. fogus ◴[22 Jun 16 15:39 UTC] No.11954748[source]▶
I for one would love to see the 'etc' expanded, but in any case I do appreciate you taking the time to respond. Thanks!
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4. alankay1 ◴[22 Jun 16 15:56 UTC] No.11954868[source]▶
There is a very old reading list online I made for the company that is now Accenture -- and this was the subject of a recent HN "gig". I think there is a URL for this discussion in this AMA.
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5. dang ◴[22 Jun 16 16:32 UTC] No.11955139{3}[source]▶
It's at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11803165.