Perlisisms - "Epigrams in Programming" by Alan J. PerlisIt’s fascinating to see how many of these have no connection to programming today, but also how many do. #programming#history#quotes·cs.yale.edu·Oct 26, 2024Perlisisms - "Epigrams in Programming" by Alan J. Perlis
Remove the "Authority" from Packaging - Packaging - Discussions on Python.orgTurns out the A in PyPA, meaning "authority", was originally intended as a joke. TIL.#programming#python#packaging#history·discuss.python.org·Aug 22, 2024Remove the "Authority" from Packaging - Packaging - Discussions on Python.org
ECMA-17: Graphical representation of control characters (1968)The document that introduced the graphical representations of control characters.#history#pdf#programming·ecma-international.org·Jun 24, 2024ECMA-17: Graphical representation of control characters (1968)
The Rise, Fall, and Surprising Survival of dBaseA history of dBase.#dBase#history#software#programming#development#clipper·anotherboringtopic.substack.com·Mar 31, 2024The Rise, Fall, and Surprising Survival of dBase
Running Open Genera 2.0 on LinuxA guide (that, as per the into, is now kind of old) to getting Open Genera running on GNU/Linux.#lisp#common-lisp#history#computer-history#symbolics#genera#programming#lisp-machine·archives.loomcom.com·Jan 19, 2024Running Open Genera 2.0 on Linux
Visual git HistoryNeat site that provides an animated view of the history of a file in git (well, mostly on GitHub and similar forges). Could be handy if ever needing to demonstrate how some code evolved.#git#programming#history·githistory.xyz·Jun 30, 2020Visual git History