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I fear - as far as I can tell - that most undergraduate degrees in computer science these days are basically Java vocational training.

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Alan Kay
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: May 17
Computer Scientist
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Springfield
Massachusetts
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Having an intelligent secretary does not get rid of the need to read, write, and draw, etc. In a well functioning world, tools and agents are complementary.
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The real romance is out ahead and yet to come. The computer revolution hasn't started yet.
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As far as Apple goes, it was a different company every few years from the time I joined in 1984.
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