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On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:27:05 +0100, Nuno Silva wrote:

> Worst case you're dealing with a program that is too complex and you
> recall something about this from university lectures and you know what
> to look up.

When I learned FORTRAN IV in '65 it wasn't considered 'computer science' 
but a technique like using a slide rule. I think Dartmouth was the first 
university to consider it more than the bastard child of the math 
department.