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Programming · by Ananya Rao · 2026-10-18

The future of programming (1982) - still weirdly relevant

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Reading predictions from 1982 and comparing them with today is humbling. Which of their predictions do you think aged best?

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Mango Runner · 9 likes

not sure I buy hype around the 1982 future of programming paper imo

Élodie Favre · 5 likes

could you share more details? genuinely curious

Cian Kelly · 9 likes

can we talk about how the 1982 future of programming paper will age in a year - the details matter here

Alma Nilsson · 7 likes

me reading this at 2am instead of sleeping

Jasmine Cruz · 6 likes

Been thinking about this 1982 programming paper all morning.

Tiny Baker · 6 likes

Yeah, I've been thinking about it too.

Sleepy Sparrow · 5 likes

I work in programming, and I don't think this paper's predictions are as simple as they sound.

Felix Weber · 0 likes

could you share more details? genuinely curious

Isha Menon · 3 likes

Wish I'd read this 1982 programming paper years ago.

Rapid Runner · 4 likes

Same, wish I'd come across it sooner.

Noura Alotaibi · 1 likes

Tried explaining this 1982 programming paper to my dad and failed miserably.

Urban Mango · 0 likes

ngl that made me laugh out loud

Pixel Rider · 0 likes

I think this 1982 paper matters beyond specialists. People don't talk enough about its downsides.

Yasmine El Amrani · 11 likes

haha accurate

Amelia Hughes · 0 likes

I think the 1982 paper gets overhyped, but there's something to it.

Curious Lantern · 1 likes

haha accurate

Mango Orbit · 0 likes

could you share more details? genuinely curious

Irene López · 0 likes

I've been coming back to this 1982 programming paper for a while. It keeps surprising me.