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Here are some of our favorite recent posts on Hacker News.
Letters between Backus and Dijkstra
Alan Kay joins the discussion.
Alan Kay on the origins of object-oriented programming.
Ask HN: Relationship between OO and functional programming?
Even more Alan Kay.
1916 Guide Shows What the First Road Trips Were Like
HN user takes road trips in a Model A like it’s 1916.
HN user reviews little-known sci-fi novel by Ernst Junger.
richardjdare reviews The Glass Bees.
Observing Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays with Smartphones
cshimmin, a project lead, jumps in to answer questions about the research.
German WW2 code machine found on eBay
John Nagle helps explain the find.
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