The B Programming Language - Archaeology and Reconstruction
Offered By: media.ccc.de via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the history and reconstruction of the B programming language in this conference talk from the Vintage Computing Festival Berlin 2024. Delve into the archaeology of B, the predecessor to C, and learn about its unique characteristics as an interpreted language. Discover how the speaker, Angelo Papenhoff, recreated a B compiler using surviving components such as the interpreter, standard library, and binary files. Gain insights into B's minimal design, making it an ideal subject for studying compiler fundamentals. Witness a demonstration of B running on the first edition of UNIX and understand its significance in the evolution of programming languages.
Syllabus
The B Programming Language | Vintage Computing Festival Berlin 2024
Taught by
media.ccc.de
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