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When did computer manuals and books start using monospace fonts for code, and why?
At least through the early 1980s, the source code in non typewritten computer manuals and books was usually typeset using proportional fonts, sometimes with syntax highlighting such as keywords in ...
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What was the first programming book
I'm curious, what was the first book, about programming for digital computers.
I tried to google it, but it led me to multiple results.
I'm mostly interested in the language it was about and the ...
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