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Sean Haas
Advent of Computing
Welcome to Advent of Computing, the show that talks about the shocking, intriguing, and all too often relevant history of computing. A lot of little things we take for granted today have rich stories behind their creation, in each episode we will learn how older tech has lead to our modern world.
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4.8 stars from 77 ratings
“very very informative and very well researched by the host. Award winning journalism.”
digger4 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/24
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“As a software engineer, this is the perfect podcast that caters to the niche interest I have in history of computers.”
Samuel W L via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/21/23
This is delightful!!
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“I just listened to the first episode on the Mundanium and it scratches all my special interest itches. I worked in a library in college, and now work as a data analyst and have always had an interest in computer history. I can’t believe I had never heard any of this before. They were so ahead of...”Read full review »
AerliceChantelle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/22/23
Recent Episodes
This is a hefty one. I usually try to keep things as accessible as possible, but this time we have to get a little more technical than usual. We are picking up in 1964, with the first proposals for a new version of ALGOL. From there we sail through the fraught waters of ALGOL X, Y, W, and finally...
Published 04/21/24
ALGOL is one of those topics that's haunted the show for a while. It comes up any time we talk about programming languages, and with good reason. Many of the features and ideas found in modern languages have their roots in ALGOL. Despite that influence, ALGOL itself remains somewhat obscure. It...
Published 04/07/24
Published 04/07/24
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