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Executable Archaeology: Reanimating the Heuristic Compiler (1961) and KBEmacs (1984)

Executable Archaeology: Reanimating the Heuristic Compiler (1961) and KBEmacs (1984)
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The article reports on the reanimation of two early AI programs, the Heuristic Compiler (1961) and KBEmacs (1984), which offer distinct theories of programming.

Key points

  • •Early AI programs often served as theories of human thought and programming styles.
  • •Herbert Simon's Heuristic Compiler was an experimental model of programming as problem-solving using means-ends analysis.
  • •The two programs were developed for different purposes but provide two seemingly different theories of programming.
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