suhcoR
suhcoR t1_j0wekug wrote
Reply to How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented by fchung
> The grandfather of the graphical user interface was Sketchpad
Not quite; SAGE graphic displays with light pens were a few years earlier.
suhcoR t1_iy8362l wrote
Reply to comment by patriot2024 in Why Functional Programming Should Be the Future of Software Development by fchung
> that works for him and immediately
Apparently he rather wants to sell his book; see for the statement "In my book, I provide guidance for obtaining proficiency in a functional language ...". If he had written a book about sandals instead, the title of the article would be "Why Sandals Should Be the Future of Footwear." It's unfortunate that IEEE Spectrum supports this sort of thing.
suhcoR t1_j1hk143 wrote
Reply to comment by ahfoo in How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented by fchung
That's very interesting, thanks. I have dealt a lot with Smalltalk and (untrue) myths about PARC, but in fact I was not familiar with this one.