Lines of code that changed everything

Re:Lines of code that changed everything by mc3 on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @05:17PM (#21652722)

I'd add Garbage Collection (Lisp was first I think) which transformed how we write programs, allowing more focus on solving the real problem, and less on memory management.

Also vms/containerization is worth a mention? The basis for the cloud.

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Re:Lines of code that changed everything by ydb on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @06:00PM (#21653032)

Brilliant suggestion. All my most proficient and excellent times while programming were among the purview of garbage collectors. They have assisted my career in more ways than any conference talk ever has. In fact, I'd say GC basically saved me from burnout.

I wish I could garbage collect my ex the same way that D rocks my garbage for me!

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Re:Lines of code that changed everything by capableweb on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @05:46PM (#21652923)

Maybe lisp should have been mentioned in the list. Homoiconicity, macros, metacircular evaluation, conditionals, multimethods, and more I'm sure, all come from lisp.

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