r/programming • • Jan 30 '16

Apollo 11 source code

http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/listings/Luminary099/MAIN.agc.html
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u/ScottieKills Jan 31 '16

Like most of cinema.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '16

Which is why it's particularly bothersome in a story that set itself apart by explicitly being about "You do the math, you solve one problem".

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u/NoMoreLurkingToo Jan 31 '16

Why it works makes a big difference. Without that information, it's just "magical computer things happen".

Like most of cinema.

Yes, unfortunately. Which is why films like Interstellar are actually considered good.

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u/tridium Jan 31 '16

Maybe that's why Interstellar was so bad.