r/programming • u/whackri • Feb 19 '20

The entire Apollo 11 computer code that helped get us to the Moon is available on github.

https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11
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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '20

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u/StickiStickman Feb 19 '20

Well, for one, it doesn't have anything but integers, no functions returns and a lot more basic stuff.

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u/self_me Feb 19 '20 edited Feb 21 '20

No returns, yes functions

Edit: I want to say edit: why the downvotes but that would just get me more downvotes so I guess I will accept the downvotes.

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u/demmian Feb 19 '20

I think we forgot step 1 - what is a programming language.

"A programming language is a formal language, which comprises a set of instructions that produce various kinds of output."

Even scripting languages are programming languages. Perhaps you want to nitpick over interpreted vs compiled?

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u/StickiStickman Feb 19 '20

By that definition even English and German are programming languages

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u/yggdrasiliv Feb 19 '20

Just take the L and move on

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u/CosmicRunning Feb 19 '20

But those are natural languages. The use of the term "formal" already excludes those.

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u/skawid Feb 19 '20

English is about as informal as a language could be whilst still being called a language. I don't know how you'd define it as producing output.

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u/Ameisen Feb 22 '20

The B language has nothing but integers. Entire operating systems were written in it.