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minus-square@gift_of_gab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink13•3 months ago Years later in programming people were slashing zeroes and I was mighty confused. Some greybeard explained it eventually. As someone who slashes their zeroes, ouch.
minus-squareDr. BoblinkfedilinkEnglish6•3 months agoWell it was someone else who spent most of their career with FØRTRAN punchcards. By the time I was learning BASIC in the 1980s it had moved to the zero.
As someone who slashes their zeroes, ouch.
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Well it was someone else who spent most of their career with FØRTRAN punchcards. By the time I was learning BASIC in the 1980s it had moved to the zero.