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Dan Ingalls on the History of Smalltalk and the Lively Kernel
Bio
Dan Ingalls was one of the creators of Smalltalk (at Xerox PARC) and later Squeak. His most recent work, the Lively Kernel, is a dynamic graphics and programming environment that runs entirely in a browser. Dan is a recipient of the ACM Grace Hopper Award, and the ACM Software Systems Award. Dan has recently joined SAP and is a key member of the Chief Scientist team.
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Jun 22, 2010
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