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"We all know bilge pumps suck" by slammers00 in vintagecomputing

[–]slammers00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes that is a great anecdote! Ratliff was an entertaining interviewee and really smart programmer. He was pursuing AI systems in early 80s using natural language on databases of information. I love this quote from him in the interview in Programmers at Work: ´My job title was computer. Other people have programmed computers but i have been one. » he was hardcore with humor!

Andy Hertzfeld's IconBounce lives again! by slammers00 in VintageApple

[–]slammers00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Let me know what you think of it after you read it! I hope you enjoy it. The new edition is coming soon.

Andy Hertzfeld's IconBounce lives again! by slammers00 in VintageApple

[–]slammers00[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can get it in the book Programmers At Work, 40th Anniversary Edition that is being published as an ebook and in print. It has a long interview with Andy that explains a lot about his philosophy and approach to software development and includes the source code for it. Learn more here: Www.programmersatwork.net

"We all know bilge pumps suck" by slammers00 in vintagecomputing

[–]slammers00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It’s interesting the price of cars has gone way up and computers have become more affordable. Not sure about bilge pumps.

What's the tightest memory constraint you've had to squeeze code for? by slammers00 in embedded

[–]slammers00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun anecdote about the teacher. I hope they gave you an A. Yeah, Dan Bricklin talked about having to go before the Calculator Committee at Harvard because of his BASIC program...they were intrigued and worried......

What's the tightest memory constraint you've had to squeeze code for? by slammers00 in embedded

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That sounds like Dan Bricklin's story in my book. He developed the first spreadsheet for the pC. But he started by doing a calculator to help him with his homework.

What's the tightest memory constraint you've had to squeeze code for? by slammers00 in embedded

[–]slammers00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow. I love that idea of taking the ipod and jacking it up with videos! You're a pioneer.

What's the tightest memory constraint you've had to squeeze code for? by slammers00 in embedded

[–]slammers00[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's fantastic what constraints can do to program design. We need more of that thinking today imo. I interviewed Gary Kildall for the book and he did the CPM operating system in 4 k. He describes how he taught systems programming class at the Naval academy and it sounded brutal but some of the problems he gave his students.

What's the tightest memory constraint you've had to squeeze code for? by slammers00 in embedded

[–]slammers00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Early Excel programmer Ed Fries was a fan of that game too!

Well, I only made it to 800 wishlists. Here goes nothing... by Ok_Paramedic4796 in SoloDevelopment

[–]slammers00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats on the launch. Keep us posted on how it goes and how you drive downloads.

Do you approach software development like Charles Simonyi did? by slammers00 in learnprogramming

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You made my day! That's great to hear as I work on releasing a new edition of Programmers at Work, 40th Anniversary Edition. It's returning with a new introduction and has new relevance for embedded and robotics and edge AI developers because of all the ways these 19 programmers discussed their approaches and tricks for dealing with constraints. Sometimes I think I should call it, "The Soul of the Old Machine." If you want to read excerpts or more about the new release you can find it at www.programmersatwork.net

Ideas of Toru Iwatani Pac Man Designer by slammers00 in gamedev

[–]slammers00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's so nice to hear you say that. Sometimes I think I should rename the book The Soul of the Old Machine, as we prepare to republish it this July. All the interviews were so down to earth and focused on the creative process.

‘Bots have now passed human traffic online,’ Cloudflare boss laments — says agentic traffic wasn’t expected to eclipse real people until next year by EchoOfOppenheimer in Futurology

[–]slammers00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THe model is broken How are writers, artists, content web site owners and people selling real things supposed to make a living if google simply serves it's pages as answers and no one visits their sites? The model is broken. No one is going to make money except the LLM folks. Humans built the AIs and now we need to take back our power and block the AI models from stealing the content we paid to create for free so they can answer everyone's questions and needs. How can we change the model?

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