oldskool

[perlmonger]

I’ve just had reason to hack some C, for the first time in $UNFEASIBLE_PERIOD. It’s a sign of something (mental decay, probably) that I had to look up a standard function definition; that I used a copy of K&R, first edition, as a reference is probably a sign of something else entirely.

I think I’ll dig out my Algol68R reference now, before Nurse brings the tea and pills round.

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[ramtops.livejournal.com]

before Nurse brings the tea and pills

and the *big* syringe.

[alicephilippa.livejournal.com]

I can loan you a Fortran IV manual if needs be.

Alice.

[evilmattikinz.livejournal.com]

There is nothing wrong with K&R first edition. You should be proud. I was loaned a copy by the chap who taught me to program, when I realised some years ago that I still had it, I made efforts to find him and return it along with my thanks, but he had since passed away. In the spirit of delivering knowledge I gave it to a young bright eyed student off to university to study computing and encouraged him to read it, as it contains the sum of human knowledge (well circa about 1975). I don't know what became of it, I suspect he probably sold it on ebay for the price of half a pint of beer (students eh) but I like to think instead that it passed on its secrets to another.

I particularly like the dicussion at the begining of novel computing machinery with 7 and 9 bits to the byte. Although I've never encountered one and suspect I never will.

Ahhh reminiscing.