| In 2001 MIT had the Dynamic Languages Wizards Series [1], which consisted of three panels of luminaries in the field (videos and participants names on the linked page). A lot of history was discussed in their 5+ hours. They are also on YouTube: Panel on Runtime: Richard Kelsey, David Moon, Tucker Withington, Kim Barrett, Scott McKay [2] Panel on Compilation: David Detlefs, Will Clinger, Martin Rinard, and Mat Hostetter [3] Panel on Language Design: Paul Graham, John Maeda, Jonathan Rees, Guy Steele [4] --- [1] http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/dynlangs/wizards-panels.html [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LG-RtcSYUQ [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at7viw2KXak [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agw-wlHGi0E |