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11 August 2020

How analogue film will be the future of digital history

This article is part of the Computer Weekly issue of 11 August 2020

The pandemic meant GitHub had to wait until July to store a 21TB snapshot of its code repositories, on special film that can last a thousand years

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How analogue film will be the future of digital history
by Cliff Saran
The pandemic meant GitHub had to wait until July to store a 21TB snapshot of its code repositories, on special film that can last a thousand years
Portrait of the software developer as an artist
by Cliff Saran
Many programmers see themselves as artists – of a sort. Computer Weekly investigates what it means to be a modern software developer
Executive interview: Ford’s Graham Hoare on manufacturing ventilators
by Cliff Saran
The executive director for business transformation at Ford of Britain discusses how augmented reality supported the VentilatorChallengeUK effort

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