> A nice thought. > They might have read the whole programming language manual and then > write code, only then one can utilize a language. > > But other questions like sharing code, integrating two modules would > have also been challenging. > > Without internet, there is no communication across cities or states or > countries. So, I guess there might be people solving the same problem > (duplicate work because lack of communication). As most of them can't > communicate or publish saying they have solved a particular bug or an > issue. > > If there is any authentic article, who really had been at this phase > and shared their experience, please do share that article. > > Thank you. > Susarla Nikhilesh. >
Nikhilesh, Yes, they made use of programming language books, algorithms and hard copies of manuals that were sometimes circulated by various vendors. The point that you mentioned about not being able to share code or collaborate together, is a very valid point. As of today, we can share our code and issues with anyone across the world. It would have been difficult to share code over phone calls or people would prefer in-person meetings more than phone calls I guess. No wonder, meetings were critical and attended by all during that time, and had a specific focused discussion. Views of people,who have "been-there-and-done-that": https://www.quora.com/How-did-Peter-Norton-or-Bill-Gates-write-programming-code-in-the-60s-without-access-to-the-Internets-coding-forums-Were-they-geniuses thanks Ragini
