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That has all the hall marks of urban legend, but why let the truth get in the way of a great story. I have said it for a very long time, Gates wasn't innovativ
by ColdStream 2mo ago
That has all the hall marks of urban legend, but why let the truth get in the way of a great story.
I have said it for a very long time, Gates wasn't innovative in technology but he absolutely innovated in bringing the most ruthless business practices into software.
- keeda 2mo agoFeel free to correct the Wikipedia entry (which does not say anything about it being his last contribution though): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DONKEY.BAS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DONKEY.BAS And you may also want to correct this one about the Pancake Sorting algorithm he invented as a student that was not improved for another 30 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancake_sorting#The_original_pancake_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancake_sorting#The_original_p...
- sedatk 2mo agoIt really sounds like an urban legend, but apparently, Bill Gates admits it here himself. Not sure if it was the last piece of code he wrote though: https://web.archive.org/web/20120213015238/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/speeches/2001/06-19teched.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120213015238/http://www.micros...