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 (DIR) Post #AWBWs2JGoTQvXlegMq by cort@mastodon.gamedev.place
       2023-05-30T15:30:44Z
       
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       "The Story of Mel, A Real Programmer" turned 40 years old just over a week ago; it was originally posted on May 21st, 1983. If you've ever wanted to read an epic poem about how FORTRAN is too cushy & high-level, now's your chance! https://www.reddit.com/r/programmingmemes/comments/zgerdg/mel_the_real_programmer/When I was a teenage larval programmer, I read Mel's story in the Jargon File. It made ZERO sense. I enjoyed revisiting it every year or two, and observing how much more of it I understood vs. the previous reading, until it all finally clicked.