Mar 19, 2023
We're finally taking a look at
Sketchpad. This program was completed in 1963 as Ivan Sutherland's
Ph.D. research. On the surface it looks like a very fancy drawing
program. Under the hood it's hiding some impressive new programming
techniques.
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Mar 6, 2023
This episode I attempt to find
the first interactive computer text interface. All I can say is,
well, it's a journey.
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Sources:
https://sci-hub.se/10.2307/3917015
- Early
article on Stibitz's CNC Model I
Feb 20, 2023
This episode picks up where we
left off last time. We are looking at Ada and its applications. How
does Ada handle tasking? What's the deal with objects? And, most
importantly, what are some neat uses of the
language?
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Sources:
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/956653.956654
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Rationale for the Design...
Feb 6, 2023
Ada is a fascinating language with a fascinating history. It was initially developed as part of a Department of Defence project. The plan was to create a standardized language for everyone inside the DoD. The results, well, they may just surprise you.
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Jan 23, 2023
Advent of Computing has finally reached 100 episodes! Today we are taking a break from the usual content to discuss the show, it's arc, and some of the mysteries I have yet to solve.
