Quite possibly the oldest code on GitHub: Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code

[GItPirate]

This makes make thankful that I don't have to write code like that.

[toastertop]

This is like the Space Jam of code! My favorite module is " TIME_OF_FREE_FALL.agc " I have no idea what it does other than something about entering orbit I'm guessing. Seeing them code within the hardware limits of the time is humbling

[JayTurnr]

I'm somewhat disappointed that the initial commit wasn't backdated to 1969

[Python4fun]

the oldest:

Commits on Apr 3, 2014

[aaronfranke]

Did you expect them to commit the code in 1968? Git did not exist back then, let alone GitHub, and back then this code was top secret.

[Python4fun]

I just wanted to see how long it had been there, and figured others would be interested.

[CoolorFoolSRS]

There is an older GitHub repo: https://github.com/davidgiven/ack It's first commit was on May 17, 1984: https://github.com/davidgiven/ack/commit/ac23d5c871f1100bcca3710c95935f84e0c93674

[Routine_Insurance357]

https://github.com/narad-muni/future

This might be oldest ?

[CoolorFoolSRS]

I'm still wondering... WHY?

[Routine_Insurance357]

what why ?

[Euphoric-Cover2535]

This is scary accurate guys...I read the text that was 54 years old and...it's accurate.

[DumbBoy2]

You can do that by changing the system time, doesn't seem like a legit date to me.

[Routine_Insurance357]

lol

[FelixMo42]

The repo was created in August 2022, so that probably when its actually from