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Dr Julian Onions recounts the famous Story of Mel, explaining how early programmers used self-modifying code and drum memory to optimize programs.
Breaking the unbreakable loop. More on how self-modifying code can be a neat hack, that's almost unmaintainable. Dr Julian Onions recalls the "Real Programmer" story that circulated in the early '80s. Earlier Episodes about Mel: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzH6n4zXuckoXiDGh3c16nMCPABZKHc9I Wheeler Jump: youtu.be/zR8V0lq029c Alderson Loop: youtu.be/Rh1IQwXy3Y8 Inside the CPU: youtu.be/IAkj32VPcUE facebook.com/computerphile twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at bradyharan.comWhat people say. Recommended as a classic story of early programming and drum memory optimization.
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