Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Thank you to Mozilla for making video recording possible.

HyperCard was a programming tool for non-programmers that inspired much of the design of the early Web. However, the spirit of HyperCard -- the blurring of computer "use" and "programming" -- has been lost as the web has become a mainstream consumption-centric medium. This talk imagines an alternate timeline, where our tools have evolved to empower everyone and not just developers.