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Graeme Ing

40-yrs in software — what did I learn?

Forty years is a long time to do any career, and to be honest, I’m not quite done yet; I’m not retired. I thought it might be interesting…

5 min readMar 14, 2024

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Graeme Ing

Real programmers don’t use frameworks

Cool your jets! This article isn’t suggesting we abolish frameworks. They are a critical part of modern software engineering. To not use…

3 min readMar 21, 2023

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Real programmers don’t use frameworks

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Graeme Ing

Intel 8080 — launching the micro-computer revolution

Many herald the Intel 8080 microprocessor, released in 1974, as the chip that launched the microcomputer revolution. True, given that it…

3 min readMar 5, 2023

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Intel 8080 — launching the micro-computer revolution

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Graeme Ing

Google is Dying (Not about ChatGPT!)

Google is one of the juggernauts of the tech industry. Its chief products (search and email) dominate our lives so much that “to google”…

3 min readJan 28, 2023

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Google is Dying (Not about ChatGPT!)

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Graeme Ing

Margaret Hamilton — Apollo software pioneer

Margaret Hamilton is a computer scientist and systems engineer who made significant contributions in the field of software engineering…

4 min readJan 23, 2023

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Margaret Hamilton — Apollo software pioneer

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Graeme Ing

Tidy desk, tidy mind?

Yesterday I caught myself watching perhaps the seventh video about the ideal work desk.

3 min readDec 11, 2022

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Tidy desk, tidy mind?

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Graeme Ing

The Smithsonian altered history for bragging rights

The Smithsonian has been a beloved institution to me since I first walked the halls of its incredible museums as a young man. It is an…

3 min readNov 5, 2022

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The Smithsonian altered history for bragging rights

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Graeme Ing

Wright Brothers — NOT First in Flight

History has lied to us regarding the Wright Brothers. The two men from Ohio are usually heralded as “First in Flight”, and, to quote…

4 min readNov 5, 2022

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Wright Brothers — NOT First in Flight

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Graeme Ing

Battery-powered bell still rings after 182 years

The Oxford Electric Bell is an experiment showing the longest surviving non-recharged battery. After 182 years, it still powers a pair of…

2 min readOct 25, 2022

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Battery-powered bell still rings after 182 years

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Graeme Ing

The Intel 4004 — the world’s first microprocessor

Released in 1971, the Intel 4004 is arguably the first ever microprocessor. Until this time, chips were hard-wired to perform specific…

3 min readOct 19, 2022

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The Intel 4004 — the world’s first microprocessor

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Graeme Ing

Graeme Ing

Chiefly, I write about fascinating things from history. Professional author of fantasy/sci-fi, world traveller, geek and videographer

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