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The languages haven't changed much, but the price of computers has gone down. In the 80s there were much simpler development environments than we have now. Tur
by davewiner 14y ago
The languages haven't changed much, but the price of computers has gone down.
In the 80s there were much simpler development environments than we have now. Turbo Pascal and Think C were the two I used.
It would be great to combine that level of ease of use and the browser or server-side programming environment.
But no one has gotten there yet.
As far as envisioning today's world of computing in the 70s, I was a programmer in the 70s and we envisioned this and a lot more. Read Ted Nelson's book Dream Machines for an idea.
- Vivtek 14y agoYeah, any reader of Omni was right on board - I know I was. My mom worked at the post office (rural carrier) and I blew her mind telling her that email would largely supplant postal mail. She just reminded me of that last year, actually. We all knew it was coming. Also - yeah. I kind of miss Turbo Pascal. But I'd never give up CPAN for it. Ha.