Ah, yes, the IBM PC. I think of it as the Permian extinction (Great Dying) of computer science.
I’m joking, but... most higher level languages were tossed aside for “serious” app development. First to use x86 assembly, then “portable assembly” (C). Much of the “worse is better” methodology can be attributed to giving many people computers, but initially very underpowered computers.
I’m joking, but... most higher level languages were tossed aside for “serious” app development. First to use x86 assembly, then “portable assembly” (C). Much of the “worse is better” methodology can be attributed to giving many people computers, but initially very underpowered computers.