Code Philosophy: Why Worse is Better (Ep. 15)

The Zombie Coder is back for a new season! Today’s episode focuses on one of the Zombie’s key coding philosophies: Worse is Better. Learn about the history of the phrase and join the “Cult of Done” if you dare.

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Episode 1 – The Creation of Usenet

Today, we go back in time to the late 70’s and observe the events that led to the creation of newgroups and usenet. Especially as this podcast covers historic events, factual corrections will be attached to the original post and/or episode as required.

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • The A News Reader
  • The B News Reader
  • Creation of UUNET
  • C News Reader, and NNTP
  • Lessons Learned

Sources in essay form will be included as a follow-up to the next episode.