Phil Windley's Technometria | Alan Kay: Is Computer Science an Oxymoron?

Phil Windley's Technometria | Alan Kay: Is Computer Science an Oxymoron?: "Are computer science, software engineering, OOP, etc. oxymorons? Alan reminisce about Bob Barton, an early Utah professor. Bob said that “systems programmers are the high priests of a low cult” and “there are few things know about systems design, but the basic principle of recursive design is: make the parts of the same power as the whole. Bob Barton has a classic paper that contains seven of the most important things that people know about software today. Another quote: “My job is to disabuse you of any firmly held notion you held when you came into this classroom.” The best way to get people to think is to destroy their current thinking. Preconceived notions are largely reactions to what vendors are saying. Alan says that his course from Barton was the most valuable one he took in college because Barton garbage collected their minds."