Original Hello World in "B" Programming Language - Computerphile

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B is the forerunner to C - but seemed lost - Angelo Papenhoff decided to change it and brought it back from the brink! Here he tries to recreate Brian Kernighan's original 'Hello World' with a few wrinkles! Angelo's B compiler is here: https://github.com/aap/b Angelo's emulators: https://github.com/aap/blincolnlights There's a type in the end of the video, it should of course read "Obsolescence" Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com

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