https://lobste.rs/s/8yohqt/alan_kay_oo_programming#c_5xo7on
>> He doesn’t have random opinions about “objects”, he invented the word
> Kay did not invent the term “object”.
>> He doesn’t have random opinions about “objects”, he invented the word
> Kay did not invent the term “object”.
"I'm sorry that I long ago coined the term "objects" for this topic because it gets many people to focus on the lesser idea."
Source: http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/1998-...
How sad if true! I'm reserving the right to think you misunderstood what he was trying to say there.