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> some of the worst code on the internet

After enough time elapses (and it has!) it transitions from being "bad code" to just nostalgia-inducing.

Take a gander at the code over at TUHS. The original vi from UCB, for instance, wouldn't be considered "good code" by anyone's standards in the past 40+ years, but nobody is thinking poorly of Bill Joy, Mary Ann Horton, or anyone else involved.

What amazes me most is: How the hell did you maintain interest in keeping the site alive after so much time had elapsed? 1995 was so different from e.g. 2009 and I imagine the same was true of you.

parent acuozzo 1 year ago

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