"Critical Kate" Willaert

Happy Easter. Here’s an article where I interviewed the first programmer to ever hide an Easter Egg in software way back in 1968:

https://www.acriticalhit.com/make-love-not-war-first-software-easter-egg/

Make Love Not War: Talking With The Creator Of The First Software Easter Egg – A Critical Hit!

William Weiher created the first software Easter Egg back in the '60s, but didn't realize it was one until I told him.

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Apr 9, 2023 at 11:47amWeb
Show thread"Critical Kate" WillaertApr 9, 2023

And another where I talked to the first programmer to hide an Easter Egg in a computer game in 1973:

https://www.acriticalhit.com/moonlander-one-giant-leap-for-game-design/

Moonlander: One Giant Leap For Game Design – A Critical Hit!

How many "firsts" can you cram into one game? The first on-screen human, the first cutscene, the first overworld map, the first Easter Egg...

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Show threadslanderoid Apr 9, 2023
@katewillaert That was really interesting! Thanks for sharing such a cool story 😊
Show threadMichael GemarApr 9, 2023
@katewillaert That’s a terrific piece.
Show threadNick PhillipsApr 10, 2023
@katewillaert There used to be a story that went around Usenet about a satellite or satellite tracking system that when the satellite reached apogee, printed out "brrr, it's cold out here" on the tracking system printer. Can't find it now. Don't know about dates, but it seemed early...
Show threadKaj of the CreekApr 11, 2023
@katewillaert this reminded me that back in the early internet of the late 90s/early 2000 a bloke I met on ICQ put my name in the BBC website code. Anyone else have a personal Easter Egg story?