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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. All entries must already have associated articles. Some persons notable as computer scientists are included here because they work in program as well as research.
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This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. All entries must already have associated articles. Some persons notable as computer scientists are included here because they work in program as well as research.
"Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal" (a parody of the bestselling 1982 tongue-in-cheek book on stereotypes about masculinity Real Men Don't Eat Quiche) is an essay about computer programming written by Ed Post of Tektronix, Inc., and published in July 1983 as a reader's contribution in Datamation.
The Institution of Analysts and Programmers is a professional body and registered charity that represents those working in software development both in the United Kingdom and internationally. Founded in 1972, the institution has members spanning 30 countries.
Programmers at Work is a collection of technical interviews with nineteen prominent software developers from the early personal computer era. The interviews, published by Microsoft Press in 1986, were designed to capture the personalities and driving forces behind the development of innovative algorithms, computer systems, application software, and video games, while also exploring larger topics such as ethics and the future of computing. The book focuses primarily on the achievements software developers were able to accomplish within the limits of 16-bit computing architectures, including the IBM Personal Computer and Apple Macintosh. The in-person interviews were conducted by the book’s author and editor, Susan Lammers. Lammers was an early Microsoft employee who became Editor-in-Chief of Microsoft Press in the mid-1980s. The original collection of interviews was published on June 26, 1986. In 2026, a 40th anniversary edition of the book was released by 8080 Books and Simon & Schuster with a new preface by Lammers. The 2026 edition seeks to demonstrate how the lessons learned from early programmers are still relevant today, especially in topics related to software design, computer architecture, and creativity.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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