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fromtheregister
11 hours ago

dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years

A widely shared blog post about dBase’s decline coincided with the shutdown of remaining online services, while the database’s history traces from JPLDIS to dBASE II’s early commercial success.
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fromTheregister
5 months ago

Microsoft's Task Manager turns 30: Original coder celebrates

"Dave Plummer, a former Microsoft engineer, says his lean original has grown roughly 50 times in size. Rather than critique today's version, Plummer took to his Dave's Garage YouTube channel to offer a window into Task Manager's scrappy origins, including the thought process behind its development, and his unfortunate decision to include his home phone number in the source code."
Software development
fromInfoWorld
6 months ago

The economics of the software development business

The economics of the software development business have always been kind of weird. Some things with software scale spectacularly, and some things scale very poorly. Pricing is always a challenge; it's hard to know when it is right. Even what, exactly, is being sold has always puzzled the best thinkers in the software business. And of course, open-source software throws a monkey wrench into the whole works.
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