Subj : Re: which was the first linker ?when was the linker concept brought into the programming?
To   : comp.programming
From : osmium
Date : Thu Jul 14 2005 07:36 am

<ypjofficial@indiatimes.com> wrote:

> I read lot about history of programming.
> Lastly I was searching for "when the concept of linker was brought into
> the programming" .
> As in earlier days(unstructured programming days)the compilation unit
> was a monolithik file but the modulariazation (structured
> programming)brought the concept of the separate compilation units.
>
> But nowhere I found when was the concept of linker introduced.
> Will someone please give me insight into the history of linkers?

There is an active newsgroup named alt.folklore.computers.  Try posting 
there, they seem to be a friendly group and I think  will welcome you 
eagerly.

You misunderstand what structured programming means.  That is a buzz word 
for well written programs, a relative latecomer.  Well after the 
introduction of the linker.  I would expect the notion of the linker came 
about within a few hours of the notion of an assembly language.  As distinct 
from hardware button pushing. Think of 1950 or so.

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