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The Evolution of Software: From Transistors to Video Games
From Ada Lovelace to modern CPUs with billions of transistors, programming has come a long way. But what’s really happening inside your computer or smartphone when you click a mouse, press a key, or launch a game?
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - The First Computers (Ada Lovelace, The ENIAC Six, Grace Hopper)
01:12 - The First Compiler
01:37 - The First Actual Bug
01:50 - NASA computers (Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson)
02:26 - Electrical vs Electronic
02:51 - Transistors
03:16 - Logic Gates
03:56 - Vacuum Tubes vs Transistors
04:51 - What is a bit and how is it stored (Flip-flops and Latches)
05:49 - CPU Clock Speed
06:22 - Pros and Cons of Overclocking
07:07 - The RAM (Random Access Memory)
07:34 - Hard Drives and SSDs
07:54 - Circuit Boards
08:25.- Peripherals (Input and Output devices)
09:09 - Bits and Bytes
01:16 - Programming Languages (Binary, Machine, Fortran, C++, Javascript)
11:23 - Funny Programming Languages (Brainf*ck, Whitespace, Cow)
11:43 - Building Blocks (Variables and Conditional Logic)
13:08 - Conclusion
In this video, we’ll break down:
✅ The history of programming – from human “computers” to compilers
✅ The role of electricity, electronics, and transistors
✅ How logic gates and bits become memory, CPUs, and RAM
✅ How overclocking works (and why it can fry your PC)
✅ How programming languages evolved from binary to Python
✅ The building blocks of code: variables, loops, conditions, and more
✅ A video game example of how your mouse click turns into on-screen action
Whether you’re a beginner curious about how computers actually “think” or just want to understand the hidden symphony behind your favorite video games, this video will make programming clear and fascinating.
📌 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share if you learned something new!
#Programming #Computers #HowItWorks #coding #videogames
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