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The title is from the article but it doesn't match the article. The article describes 26 programs or libraries, not 26 lines of code.
by ars 4y ago
The title is from the article but it doesn't match the article.
The article describes 26 programs or libraries, not 26 lines of code.
- zaroth 4y agoThey must have opened the libraries with Unix line endings in Windows.
- jvanderbot 4y agoThis is an underrated comment.
- gerdesj 4y agoThat is an overrated comment.
- RheingoldRiver 4y agoIt's the title of the book, too. *You Are Not Expected to Understand This: How 26 Lines of Code Changed the World." I agree, it's a terrible title, it sounds like a technical book about a single 26-line snippet of code, but it's actually a series of 26 unrelated essays about people & their societal impact, and it's not a technical book at all. TBH though, it sounds like an interesting book, and probably a pretty small time investment. I might buy it despite its dreadful title.
- CalChris 4y agoYes, but the programs were written in APL.