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		tailrecursion on Nov 30, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alan Kay on the Meaning of “Object-Oriented Progra... For example an automobile can be thought of as an emitter of pollution, if your problem concerns pollution, or, it can be thought of as a particle, if your problem concerns traffic congestion. The auto "fits" into each of these different problem domains.

jonahx on Nov 30, 2014 [–]

Thanks for the reply, but I'm still not seeing the connection to algebra?

jfarmer on Nov 30, 2014 | [–]

He means "algebra" in the "universal algebra" sense of the word: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_algebra

That probay doesn't clarify the connection, but at least you'll be pointed in the right direction! :)

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