What the seven wonders of programming?

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Post by Aladdin83 » Sun, Apr 08, 2012, 3:46 PM UTC

like pyramids and the Great Wall of china what do you think are the wonders of coding?

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Post by vicobt » Sun, Apr 08, 2012, 4:45 PM UTC

At the lowest level programming allows us to use code to control machines mechanically thats a wonder.

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Post by vs4vijay » Sun, Apr 08, 2012, 4:50 PM UTC

Python Metasploit

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Post by yolesaber » Sun, Apr 08, 2012, 5:26 PM UTC

The Linux Kernel

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Post by codgercoder » Sun, Apr 08, 2012, 6:29 PM UTC

Wonders of coding (not exactly the same as wonders of programming): 1) Edition 7 UNIX -- it was a wonder for what it did on such tiny-resourced machines. 2) FORTH -- great power in a small space 3) PDP-10 (DECsystem-10) TECO -- text editor in 4K words of memory.

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Post by LarryMade » Sun, Apr 08, 2012, 6:38 PM UTC

Microcode - the process of developing a specific series of transistors to become a microprocessor.. The core of the magic. Especially how one can start up a microprocessor from pushing an on switch - that's the definition of sublime to me

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Post by LarryMade » Wed, Apr 11, 2012, 4:07 PM UTC

8-bit/Microsoft BASIC - many a programmer today can draw their roots back to BASIC. It was the languages that made significant inroads to elementary-high school programming education as well as self-taught programming education.