THE LIVING ARCHIVE

From punched cards to autonomous collaborators: the ideas, people, languages and systems that taught machines to follow—and increasingly interpret—human intent.

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C, Unix, and the Language That Made Systems Software Portable

C emerged alongside Unix at Bell Labs and helped demonstrate that operating systems could be written in a high-level language without giving up close control of the machine.

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Unix and C: Portability Becomes a Design Philosophy

Unix and C were not just successful technologies. Together they made portability, composability, and a programmer-centered environment into a durable software culture.

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