On: John McCarthy Has Died

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I never understood why McCarthy was never featured at YC or Startupschool. Listening & being able to ask McCarthy questions would have been like peering into the past & future at the same time.

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Here's a recent interview with him -- an excellent way to understand his perspective on the future of programming languages:

http://www.infoq.com/interviews/mccarthy-elephant-2000