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The Languages That Built, Broke, and Accidentally Ran the Internet
If programming languages had a group chat, this would be the moment someone finally pins the conversation. Eighteen episodes. Decades of history. Millions of careers launched, stalled, rebooted, and held together with comments that say “do not touch.” This is the grand tour, a friendly stroll through the languages that quietly (and sometimes loudly) shaped modern computing.
Think of this as a table of contents with opinions, personality, and just enough technical truth to nod along without opening a compiler.
Python
The language that made readability cool and indentation a lifestyle choice. Friendly, powerful, and always somehow involved when someone says, “I automated it real quick.” Read the full episode here: https://medium.com/@DaveLumAI/python-the-language-that-looked-at-pseudocode-and-said-move-over-847c87c09f9a
C
Minimalist, fearless, and still holding the keys to the machine. If you want to understand computers at their most honest level, this one hands you a shovel and says “dig.” Full episode: https://medium.com/@DaveLumAI/c-the-low-level-legend-that-refuses-to-retire-a85d268cdc5b
C++
Object-oriented ambition wrapped around raw power. Capable of elegance, chaos, or both…
