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EPISODE · Aug 27, 2025 · 34 MIN

From punch cards to prompts: a history of how software got better

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SPONSORED BY AWSRyan welcomes Darko Mesaroš, Principal Developer Advocate at AWS and all around computer history buff, to chat about history of software development improvements and how they made developers made more productive. They discuss the technologies and breakthroughs that created greater abstractions on the underlying bit manipulations and made software development more powerful. Episode notes:If you’re looking to take advantage of the breakthroughs mentioned in this episode, check out AWS Builder Center, a place for you to learn, build, and connect with builders in the AWS community.If you want to connect with Darko, find him on social media including LinkedIn. Congrats to Lundin for being curious and asking about Implicit type promotion rules.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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