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There has never been anything like Software

By Shawn Hartsock (author)

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I am not the first to note that there has never been anything quite like Software before. I may be one of the few that would contend that the advent of software is as significant to human history as the advent of the written word. I believe that we are only just beginning to see the impact of what software is on human society.

This blog will be about my personal journey with software.

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