I’ve been coming across videos lately that get more into the creative ideas that inspired research projects which were out of this world for their time, and give me feelings of inadequacy even today.
Two anniversaries happened in November 2008. One was the 40th anniversary of the idea of the Dynabook. The other was the 40th [...]
Archive for January, 2009
My journey, Part 6
Posted in Squeak, tagged career, computer, finding purpose, inspiration, Lisp, medium, Squeak, the machine that changed the world, web on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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What happened to my dreams?
I was working for a company as a contractor a few years ago, and the job was turning sour. I quit the job several months later. While I was working I started to wonder why I had gotten into this field. [...]
My journey, Part 5
Posted in History, Programming, tagged C++, career, civilization, simulation, technology on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Moments of inspiration
It was sometime in 1997, I think. One day I was flipping channels on my TV, and I happened upon an interview with a man who fascinated me. I didn’t recognize him. It was on a local cable channel. I caught the interview in the middle, and [...]
My journey, Part 4
Posted in History, Programming, Technology and Software, tagged Alto, Apple, career, computer history, Macintosh, Smalltalk, software development, Xerox PARC on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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The real world
Each year while I was in school I looked for summer internships, but had no luck. The economy sucked. In my final year of school I started looking for permanent work, and I felt almost totally lost. I asked CS grads about it. They told me “You’ll never find [...]
