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📄 Why is code still just... text? And where did old text practices like 80 character line lengths come from? @danvdk.bsky.social digs into the history, constraints, and tradeoffs of code-as-text in his SquiggleConf 2024 talk. youtu.be/yzMWPYTnE1Q

youtu.beWhy Source Code is Always Text | Dan VanderkamYouTube video by SquiggleConf

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11 Sept 2025

and if you love this then check out this year's SquiggleConf on September 18th-19th at the Boston New England Aquarium. squiggleconf.com

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