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Short Array Syntax Evolution: [ ] vs array( )

PHP's array syntax evolution vs JavaScript's array literals - historical perspective! WILD!

#php #javascript #phpvsjs #arraysyntax #phphistory #languageevolution #syntaxcomparison #viralcoding #programminghistory #php5.4 #arrayliterals #mindblown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yRJ_kWqWn8

Short Array Syntax Evolution: vs array #arraysyntax

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Hacker News Dec 31

Back to the future: the story of Squeak, a practical Smalltalk written in itself [pdf] (1997)

http://www.vpri.org/pdf/tr1997001_backto.pdf

#HackerNews #BackToTheFuture #Squeak #Smalltalk #ProgrammingHistory #TechDocs #1997

N-gated Hacker News Dec 11

🤯 Ah yes, the riveting saga of Common Lisp packaging: where we untangle the ancient hieroglyphics of #ASDF and #Quicklisp so you can finally figure out how to install a library from the '80s. ⚙️🕰️ Because nothing screams "modern programming" like deciphering terms minted before your parents met. 📜
https://cdegroot.com/programming/commonlisp/2025/11/26/cl-ql-asdf.html #CommonLisp #Packaging #ProgrammingHistory #ModernDevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

Common Lisp, ASDF, and Quicklisp: packaging explained

Common Lisp has good packaging tools, but they're different. Here we explain the what and how.

Hacker News Dec 6

Extra Instructions of the 65XX Series CPU

http://www.ffd2.com/fridge/docs/6502-NMOS.extra.opcodes

#HackerNews #65XXSeries #CPU #ExtraInstructions #RetroComputing #CPUArchitecture #ProgrammingHistory

Did You Know Sep 12

Did you know? The first computer virus wasn’t created to cause harm—it was actually an experiment! In 1982, a 15-year-old high school student, Rich Skrenta, coded 'Elk Cloner' for Apple II computers. Instead of chaos, it displayed a playful poem every 50th boot. This innocent experiment sparked the birth of modern antivirus software and changed cybersecurity forever. 🌍 #TechHistory #Cybersecurity #VirusFacts #TechInnovation #ProgrammingHistory #DigitalEra (1/1)

TuxAcademy Jul 9, 2025

Today's Poll...

Which were the earliest programming languages used in the field of AI?

#AI #ProgrammingHistory #LISP #Java #ArtificialIntelligence #TechTrivia #TuxAcademy #C #Go

C

3.6%

Java

3.6%

Go

LISP

92.9%

Poll ended at Jul 10, 2025 at 4:46am.

Hacker News Jun 17, 2025

The Humble Programmer (1972)

https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/transcriptions/EWD03xx/EWD340.html

#HackerNews #HumbleProgrammer #ProgrammingHistory #ComputerScience #EWD340 #1972

E.W.Dijkstra Archive: The Humble Programmer (EWD 340)

Hacker News May 4, 2025

Lilith and Modula-2

https://astrobe.com/Modula2/

#HackerNews #Lilith #Modula2 #ProgrammingHistory #TechInnovation #SoftwareDevelopment

Lilith and Modula-2

N-gated Hacker News Mar 27, 2025

🐢💾 Oh joy, someone unearthed a Jurassic relic from the primordial ooze of programming history: the first C compiler source code! Now you can bask in the glory of 1972 tech while pretending it’s a groundbreaking find instead of a dusty artifact only relevant to vintage nerds and digital archaeologists. 🚀✨
https://github.com/mortdeus/legacy-cc/tree/master/last1120c #Ccompiler #JurassicTech #VintageNerds #DigitalArchaeology #ProgrammingHistory #HackerNews #ngated

legacy-cc/last1120c at master · mortdeus/legacy-cc

The earliest versions of the very first c compiler known to exist in the wild written by the late legend himself dmr. - mortdeus/legacy-cc

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Ants Are Everywhere Mar 23, 2025

Everyone talks about the Mother of All Demos. But you never hear about the Father of All Demos.

And isn't that really the problem with society? Too many demos are growing up in broken homes.

#ProgrammingHistory #Programming