Is Software Engineering Still an Oxymoron? • Alan Kay • GOTO 2021

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2021. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph http://gotocph.com Alan Kay - A.M. Turing Award Winner for "...Fundamental Contributions to Personal Computing" ABSTRACT You're probably working on something he's pioneered every single day. He has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society of Arts. He is best known for his pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface (GUI) design. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 05:39 How to make progress 13:22 How *not* to make progress 21:06 60 years ago 33:54 CAD – SIM – FAB? 41:19 Understanding "Us" 56:10 The pledge of a real engineer 57:14 Outro Read the full abstract here: https://gotocph.com/2021/sessions/1932/is-software-engineering-still-an-oxymoron RECOMMENDED BOOKS Dave Thomas & Andy Hunt • The Pragmatic Programmer • https://amzn.to/3azvUy3 Gamma, Helm, Johnson & Booch • Design Patterns • https://amzn.to/3sPJ8yk Allen Holub • Holub on Patterns • https://amzn.to/3g8Is3u Fred Brooks Jr. • The Mythical Man-Month • https://amzn.to/31NJc5C Uncle Bob • Clean Code • https://amzn.to/3soPO6k Uncle Bob • Clean Coder • https://amzn.to/3dhEPWX https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #TuringAward #TuringAwardWinner #AlanKay CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1 Video Credit Animation History: https://youtu.be/5RyU50qbvzQ JoE KeRr: https://youtu.be/CIRucMIxwM8