Dr. Alan Kay on the meaning of "object-oriented programming"

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Author: sxx0

Date: 6/27/2026

Article Summary:

Dr. Alan Kay clarifies the original meaning of "object-oriented programming" in two emails to Stefan Ram in July 2003.