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John Earnest and Versions of k

The Array Cast

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The Language That Controlled Radio Telescopes

The language is originally designed for running a telescope and maybe even to run on a tool course. The system evolved over the course of like lots of different jobs he took the system with him. Elizabeth Rather was initially horrified because you're telling me that there's this gigantic code base that's being used all the time, she says.

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