History of CS & Programing
History of CS & Programing
Hey everyone! I'm looking for some good documentaries on the history of computer science and Programing in general!
If they are free and easily accessible it's a plus!
Thanks in advance!
4 comments
-
There's a great documentary from the 1980s called "Wargames" /j
Seriously though, I would recommend the YouTube channel "Computerphile". It's by the same guy who does Numberphile but it's all about computer science topics. They often give a bit of the history for how things came about. Tom Scott's YouTube channel has many computer science topics as well, though AFAIK he hasn't done any recently.
-
Keep in mind things go back further then you might think to mechanical computing machines. Ada Lovelace is often considered to be the first computer programmer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace
-
LowSpecGamer and RetroBytes on YouTube are good rabbit holes for early hardware history!
-
Check out the movie Pirates of Silicon Valley.