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by hoppp 14 days ago
What about punch cards?

Real programmers write the code and throw it away after compilation. All the fixes happen in the binary. You are not a real programmer unless you debug hex dumps and add changes directly to the compiled program.

Text editor? No. You punch the program on cards and then wait 1 week to get your turn and get a compiler error.

2 comments

Nope, I draw my line at Notepad!
EDLIN.EXE or bust!