Aug 26, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min · 13 segments
Smalltalk, the transformative programming language, development, and user environment pioneered by Alan Kay, turned 50 in 2022. For the occasion, **Dan Ingalls** and **Adele Goldberg**, members of…
Adele GoldbergGuest
Dan IngallsGuestToday's conversation is all about Smalltalk, the transformative programming language, development, and user environment pioneered by Alan Kay.
For Smalltalk's 50th anniversary, Dan Ingalls and Adele Goldberg, members of Kay's 1972 Learning Research Group at Xerox PARC, shared their experiences creating and working with Smalltalk.
Former New York Times technology columnist John Markoff moderated the conversation, and Alan Kay shared insights via pre-recorded video.
This CHM live event was recorded at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California on September 1st, 2022.
To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.
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