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A GitHub repository and video exploring the origin of the 'else' keyword, suggesting it may be a literal translation from German, tied to early programming language history.
博客文章回顾了 R 语言中管道操作符（%>% / |>）的历史，从 2012 年 StackOverflow 上的提问、Ben Bolker 的首个实现，到 dplyr 中 chain 与 %.% 操作符的引入与发展。
A historical account of Mel, a real programmer who wrote machine code directly in hexadecimal for early drum-memory computers, optimizing programs by hand for optimal performance.
An interview with Amit Patel discussing his creation of the BBS door game Solar Realms Elite in 1990, his early experiences with computers, and his career in programming and game development.
A quote from D. Richard Hipp, creator of SQLite, reflecting on how SQL replaced COBOL programmers for querying large datasets, changing the nature of programming jobs.
Reproduced emails from Alan Kay in 2003 clarify the original meaning of "object-oriented programming" — centered on messaging, data hiding, and a biological/cell metaphor, with inheritance intentionally omitted initially.
The author announces the launch of a long-form history of Visual Basic, with Chapter 1 covering the origins of BASIC and the development of VB 1.0.