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4 articles
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Perl, the Strange Language That Built the Early Web
A deep dive into Perl’s history, its role in building the early web, and how it influenced modern programming languages, package ecosystems, and developer culture.
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Strangest Linux and Unix Commands and Errors
A steam train for people who mistype ls, a calendar missing eleven days, a package manager that moos, and a kernel that reports your printer is on fire. The strange corners of Linux and Unix, and the baffling error…
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The Birth of C and Its Relationship to Unix
C exists because Unix needed it, and Unix spread because C made it portable. How a language built for one minicomputer became the foundation of nearly every operating system, why it won, and why the White House spent…
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The History of Unix and Its Relationship to Linux
Unix was written in a month on a cast-off minicomputer, spread because an antitrust ruling stopped AT&T from selling it, and splintered the moment AT&T could. Linux shares none of its code and most of its ideas. How the…