Reading: The Other Road Ahead
Jan 01, 2011
Please read the article below.
The Other Road Ahead, By Paul Graham
September 2001
(This article explains why much of the next generation of software may be server-based, what that will mean for programmers, and why this new kind of software is a great opportunity for startups. It’s derived from a talk at BBN Labs.)
In the summer of 1995, my friend Robert Morris and I decided to start a startup. The PR campaign leading up to Netscape’s IPO was running full blast then, and there was a lot of talk in the press about online commerce. At the time there might have been thirty actual stores on the Web, all made by hand. If there were going to be a lot of online stores, there would need to be software for making them, so we decided to write some.
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Course Overview and History of the Internet
Jan 15, 2010
Please find the powerpoint deck from class one, 1/13/10 here:
Link to download the Class Presentation – Course Overview / History of the Internet
Video #1, History of the Internet
Video #2, Social Media Revolution
