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From OCCAM and CSP to Java

airhacks.fm podcast with adam bien

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From Factory Floors to Virtual Machines

This chapter reflects on the speaker's early job experiences in factory automation and their journey through academic exploration in software development. It highlights the transition from a focus on hardware technology and 4GL challenges to the creation of a retargetable object-oriented language influenced by the actor model. The discussion emphasizes the evolution of programming paradigms, threading practices, and the ongoing relevance of historical programming concepts in modern development.

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