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Jun 4, 2012

THE LESSER-KNOWN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES #8:...
THE LESSER-KNOWN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES #8: LAIDBACK This language was developed at the Marin County Center for T'ai Chi, Mellowness and Computer Programming (now defunct), as an alternative to the more intense atmosphere in nearby Silicon Valley. The center...

The Macintosh is Xerox technology at its best.
The Macintosh is Xerox technology at its best.

The Magician of the Ivory Tower brought his latest...
The Magician of the Ivory Tower brought his latest invention for the master programmer to examine. The magician wheeled a large black box into the master's office while the master waited in silence. "This is an integrated, distributed, general-purpose...

The master programmer moves from program to program...
The master programmer moves from program to program without fear. No change in management can harm him. He will not be fired, even if the project is canceled. Why is this? He is filled with the Tao. -- Geoffrey James, "The Tao...

The meat is rotten, but the booze is holding out. Computer...
The meat is rotten, but the booze is holding out. Computer translation of "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

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