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		collint on June 20, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alan Kay has agreed to do an AMA today Hello Alan, I'm curious if you've read much about Activity Theory. (in particular, Yrjö Engeström's Learning by Expanding.) I feel like it's compatible with much of what I've heard you discuss in lectures. Is it something you have an opinion on?

alankay on June 21, 2016 [–]

I've looked at it -- some good ideas there. Often formal systems have problems in scaling, etc.

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