[...] Input : "And why do you ask that?" Response : "Because I care about you." These lines mark one of the earliest recorded human-machine interactions in history. The program responsible for this exchange was Eliza, developed in 1967 at MIT by Joseph Weizenbaum, as the pioneering chat bot…
Plan 9 was a utopian operating system that failed. It’s vision was to make distributed computing an everyday thing by treating everything as a file. And when we say everything, we mean everything, so even the hardware of each computer – allowing you to share that hardware with other machines…
On the 4th of June 2024, we mark 28 years since the tragic failure of Ariane flight V88. Ariane 5 rocket was designed to carry massive payloads -up to 21,000 kg- into the cosmos, following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the Ariane 4. The Ariane 4 had its…
Writing code is a creative process that involves using brackets and other symbols to encapsulate logical instructions, creating a framework that helps prevent errors. It’s like placing your thoughts inside brackets, and to excel, precision is key. Software architecture, a broader concept than just writing code, encompasses the art…
“Insider Rockstar North” was an ill-fated blog by Obbe Vermeij, a developer from the Rockstar North game studio. On this blog, Obbe wrote about many interesting things that took place during the development of the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy (GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas). The GTA Trilogy…