Alan Kay Demos GRaIL

Why it was recommended

Pretty amazing stuff, even today.

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What it covers

Alan Kay demonstrates GRaIL, a graphical input language system from around 1968 in which hand-drawn strokes become boxes, connections and dataflow-style programs. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Vincent Gable

Length

2 min 5 sec

Year

2009

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