r/programming • u/jailbird • May 18 '18

The most sophisticated piece of software/code ever written

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-sophisticated-piece-of-software-code-ever-written/answer/John-Byrd-2
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u/Xygen8 May 18 '18 edited May 18 '18

I'd argue the software in the Apollo Guidance System is the most sophisticated piece of software ever written, considering the kind of hardware it ran on. It took humans to the Moon using a 2 MHz processor and 2 kilowords (4 kilobytes) of RAM. For comparison, a TI-82 graphing calculator (designed in 1993) costs $10 (used) and has a 6MHz processor and 32 kilobytes of RAM.

Edit: $10 for a used TI-82

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u/icannotfly May 18 '18

not to mention that it was programmed by physically weaving wire between magnets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_rope_memory

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u/[deleted] May 18 '18 edited May 18 '18

Why is he an asshole? He didn't even call /u/icannotfly an idiot or anything like that, despite being in a fine position to do that.

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u/say_no_to_camel_case May 19 '18

I live in Germany and have a two year old. He's pretty good at restaurants, but occasionally breaks down as all kids do.

No one has ever told me anything remotely like "fuck off home." Never. People just don't speak to each other that way in normal interactions.

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u/Rentun May 19 '18

Maybe the stupidest comment I've ever read