Read more here:
- https://stereobooster.com/posts/dev.wtf/
- https://stereobooster.com/posts/how-little-we-know-about-software-development/
Alternatives
There are a lot of wikis, enciclopedias, dictionaries on the subject:
- WikiWikiWeb
- Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures
- BABEL: A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms
- The Jargon Lexicon
- Wikipedia obviously
- MDN
- From Nand to Tetris
- Paradigms of Computer Programming – Fundamentals
- Finite of Sense and Infinite of Thought
- Parsing: a timeline
- The Early Development of Programming Languages, by Knuth
- Awesome Cold Showers
- etc.
Not public domain:
Not NPOV
Wikipedia enforces its entries to adopt an NPOV – a neutral point of view. This is appropriate for an encyclopedia. But it is not required for this wiki. See nPOV.