I’m grateful for Invoice Gates, Steve Jobs, and Steve Wozniak and the non-public pc
It’s arduous to say who was most accountable for ushering within the private pc age, however Invoice Gates, Steve Jobs, and Steve Wozniak all performed a serious position. All three created merchandise and firms that spawned numerous companies and merchandise that dominate our world right this moment. Whereas I’m not an enormous fan of Jobs, I’ve to confess that he led not one however two revolutions—the non-public pc and the smartphone. Thanks, gents.
I’m grateful for Tim Berners-Lee and HTTP/S
I don’t assume many individuals understand how profoundly easy the World Large Internet is. One pc says “Hey, I’ve a textual content request” and one other pc responds “Okay, right here’s some textual content again.” Certain, that’s an oversimplification, however not by a lot. HTTP is the muse of 95% of what occurs on the web, and I’m grateful for all the pieces that it has enabled from its humble beginnings. Thanks, Professor Berners-Lee.
I’m grateful for object-oriented programming
I’ll always remember the second when issues clicked in my mind and I lastly understood the idea of object-oriented programming (OOP). It was implausible. OOP has come beneath fireplace a bit in recent times, however it’s the basis for just about all the pieces we do in code nowadays. It’s a stupendous mannequin for eager about and designing software program. Thanks, Ole-Johan Dahl, Kristen Nygaard, Alan Kay, and lots of others.
