Alan Kay: The prizes aren’t a thing that Dr. Dobb’s worries about, because prizes are mostly for individuals, not for teams that are trying to do serious engineering projects. The dynamics are very different. A lot of people go into computing just because they are uncomfortable with other people. So it is no mean task to put together five different kinds of Asperger’s syndrome and get them to cooperate. American business is completely fucked up because it is all about competition. Our world was built for the good from cooperation. That is what they should be teaching.
Andrew Binstock: That’s one of the few redeeming things about athletics.
Alan Kay: Absolutely! No question. Team sports. It’s the closest analogy. Everyone has to play the game, but some people are better at certain aspects.