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A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages
1801 - Joseph Marie Jacquard uses punch cards to instruct a loom to weave "hello, world" into a tapestry. Redditers of the time are not imp...
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Programming LanguagesHistory & Retro Computing2012
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2012 | A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages by DanielRibeiro | 391 | 45 |
| May 8, 2009 | A brief, incomplete and mostly wrong history of programming languages by toddc | 303 | 14 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | A brief, incomplete, and mostly wrong history of programming languages (2009) by zdw | 224 | 65 |
| May 12, 2013 | A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages (2009) by ldubinets | 213 | 33 |
| Jun 20, 2016 | A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages (2009) by radicality | 197 | 24 |
| May 7, 2010 | A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages by donw | 163 | 13 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages (2009) by mkr-hn | 110 | 31 |
| Jan 30, 2014 | A Brief And Mostly Wrong History Of Programming Languages by signa11 | 101 | 22 |
| Dec 23, 2013 | A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages (2009) by ciderpunx | 70 | 12 |
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