Deep dives into the history of software. I’m especially interested in how people inside past contexts made decisions that are still with us today. Studying this gives us a richer understanding of “why things are the way they are”.
In 2019 I gave a talk at Deconstruct on the importance of studying software history.
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- There’s Always More History: A dive into why Vim uses
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- Important Women in CS Who Aren’t Grace Hopper: or Ada Lovelace, or Margaret Hamilton.
- There’s Always More History: A dive into why Vim uses