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Programming in America in the 1950s – Some Personal Impressions by John Backus

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“There's also Backus' "Programming in America in the 1950s – Some Personal Impressions" talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EylBknGtkqA at the 1976 First International Research Conference on the Histo…”— leoc, when sharing this video · read the comment ↗
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