Hidden Historical Source Code That Only A Few Programmers Know
These hidden codebases reveal the past foundational state of modern computer technology
Modern programmers didn’t instantly build the current state of computer technology — past programmers built numerous innovations and established a strong foundation for the modern computer field. Past programmers developed standard operating systems, programming languages, web modules, and various computer technology elements to make modern programmers’ day better.
Still, current computer technology heavily relies on projects initiated decades ago. For example, nowadays most programmers use C++ for building application development frameworks and other high-performance software projects, but C++ was initially released four decades ago. These foundational projects started at the birth of computer science but are still highly usable since authors improved them to match modern programming requirements.
Programmers continuously improve past project codebases, so the initial stages of popular foundational projects usually disappear with time. However, programming enthusiasts often recover and upload historical codebases to GitHub so that any programmer can study them. Let’s explore several hidden historical codebases that helped computer technology…
