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Crash Course Computer Science

The First Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science #11

These new languages utilized new abstractions to make programming easier.

05/10/2017 | Rating NR

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Crash Course Computer Science

The First Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science #11

5/10/2017 | 10m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

These new languages utilized new abstractions to make programming easier.

So we ended last episode with programming at the hardware level with things like plugboards and huge panels of switches, but what was really needed was a more versatile way to program computers - software!

05/10/2017 | Rating NR

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Crash Course Computer Science

The First Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science #11

5/10/2017 | 10m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

So we ended last episode with programming at the hardware level with things like plugboards and huge panels of switches, but what was really needed was a more versatile way to program computers - software!

05/10/2017 | Rating NR

FromDigital Studios

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