Software archaeology: Revision history

31 October 2024

• curprev 15:0315:03, 31 October 2024 Jshrager talk contribs m 9,648 bytes −7 Repaired broken ref link undo

11 August 2024

• curprev 13:5713:57, 11 August 2024 TommyGundam talk contribs m 9,655 bytes +27 add an in-link on code obfuscation undo

17 June 2023

• curprev 01:0201:02, 17 June 2023 Partofthemachine talk contribs 9,628 bytes +2 →In popular culture: ce undo

18 January 2023

• curprev 00:1400:14, 18 January 2023 Schazjmd talk contribs 9,626 bytes −556 removed quote unsourced since 2016 undo

30 December 2022

• curprev 14:3314:33, 30 December 2022 Belbury talk contribs 10,182 bytes +41 move non-technique paragraphs out of that section undo
• curprev 14:3214:32, 30 December 2022 Belbury talk contribs 10,141 bytes −10 →Techniques: quote template undo

4 October 2022

• curprev 01:5201:52, 4 October 2022 Gobonobo talk contribs 10,151 bytes −213 not in source undo

16 February 2022

• curprev 20:0120:01, 16 February 2022 Pppery talk contribs 10,364 bytes −4 Unneeded duplink undo

3 February 2022

• curprev 10:2510:25, 3 February 2022 Pfee 2013 talk contribs 10,368 bytes +3 Does write "X also known as X", instead the two terms should differ. undo Tag: Visual edit

29 May 2021

• curprev 02:2602:26, 29 May 2021 Michael Frind talk contribs 10,365 bytes +62 Added important point regarding deliberately obfuscatory code. I have a lot of first-hand experience encountering this in the course of my own work. For example, I try to make changes to software code that was given to me, and I subsequently discover that its initially perplexing structure can only be explained by the designers having been seized by a desire to make their code impenetrable to everyone except themselves (ostensibly to protect their jobs...thus giving a form of "vendor lock-in"). undo

1 March 2021

• curprev 15:3215:32, 1 March 2021 TheImaCow talk contribs m 10,303 bytes −4 Removing link(s) undefined (XFDcloser) undo

23 January 2021

• curprev 23:5523:55, 23 January 2021 Monkbot talk contribs m 10,307 bytes +1 Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 18 templates: hyphenate params (1×); undo Tag: AWB

30 November 2020

• curprev 00:3500:35, 30 November 2020 Monkbot talk contribs m 10,306 bytes −121 Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 18 templates: del empty params (13×); hyphenate params (8×); undo Tag: AWB

20 October 2020

• curprev 04:1504:15, 20 October 2020 Jarble talk contribs m 10,427 bytes +4 linking undo

30 June 2020

• curprev 23:5523:55, 30 June 2020 GreenC bot talk contribs 10,423 bytes +129 Reformat 2 archive links. Wayback Medic 2.5 undo

22 March 2020

• curprev 07:5307:53, 22 March 2020 RDBrown talk contribs 10,294 bytes +1,436 →Cite journal, web. book | Alter: isbn, url. Add: archive-date, archive-url, date. Removed parameters. Some additions/deletions were actually parameter name changes. | You can use this tool yourself. Report bugs here. | via #UCB_Gadget undo

7 August 2019

• curprev 12:2512:25, 7 August 2019 BrownHairedGirl talk contribs m 8,858 bytes −28 remove links to deleted portals undo Tag: AWB

16 July 2018

• curprev 14:3914:39, 16 July 2018 GreenC bot talk contribs 8,886 bytes −5 Rescued 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.1 undo

23 May 2018

• curprev 00:3600:36, 23 May 2018 InternetArchiveBot talk contribs 8,891 bytes +134 Rescuing 3 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.6.5) undo

18 May 2018

• curprev 13:2613:26, 18 May 2018 65.23.129.243 talk 8,757 bytes +181 →Techniques: Vernor Vinge undo

30 June 2017

• curprev 23:2623:26, 30 June 2017 Magic links bot talk contribs m 8,576 bytes +8 Replace magic links with templates per local RfC and MediaWiki RfC undo

17 November 2016

• curprev 20:3920:39, 17 November 2016 Zero Thrust talk contribs 8,568 bytes +20 →See also undo

20 October 2016

• curprev 01:3801:38, 20 October 2016 Bender the Bot talk contribs m 8,548 bytes +2 →top: http→https for Google Books and Google News using AWB undo

2 June 2016

• curprev 16:2316:23, 2 June 2016 AnomieBOT talk contribs m 8,546 bytes +15 Dating maintenance tags: {{Citation needed}} undo
• curprev 14:2314:23, 2 June 2016 Bmju talk contribs m 8,531 bytes +19 No mention of the quoted author or their company in any existing reference or citation on the page. undo

26 January 2015

• curprev 12:4012:40, 26 January 2015 76.98.30.122 talk 8,512 bytes +27 No edit summary undo
• curprev 12:3312:33, 26 January 2015 76.98.30.122 talk 8,485 bytes −31 Undid revision 644244618 by 76.98.30.122 (talk) undo
• curprev 12:3212:32, 26 January 2015 76.98.30.122 talk 8,516 bytes +31 No edit summary undo

24 January 2015

• curprev 07:5807:58, 24 January 2015 A876 talk contribs 8,485 bytes −11 mention and link "Unit testing". undo

3 August 2014

• curprev 03:4203:42, 3 August 2014 76.98.30.122 talk 8,496 bytes 0 No edit summary undo

20 July 2014

• curprev 21:5021:50, 20 July 2014 76.98.30.122 talk 8,496 bytes +532 No edit summary undo

28 May 2014

• curprev 09:3209:32, 28 May 2014 82.80.54.64 talk 7,964 bytes +37 →See also undo

21 March 2013

• curprev 12:0812:08, 21 March 2013 Addbot talk contribs m 7,927 bytes −100 Bot: Migrating 2 interwiki links, now provided by Wikidata on d:q7554247 undo

30 December 2012

• curprev 00:5600:56, 30 December 2012 Jarble talk contribs 8,027 bytes +4 wikifying undo
• curprev 00:5500:55, 30 December 2012 Jarble talk contribs 8,023 bytes +18 →See also undo

17 October 2012

• curprev 04:3904:39, 17 October 2012 HRoestBot talk contribs m 8,005 bytes +23 r2.6.5) (Robot: Adding zh:軟體考古學 undo

20 September 2012

• curprev 13:4813:48, 20 September 2012 62.244.190.66 talk 7,982 bytes −8 "several decades" - that would imply that it started around the 1940's but the reference is from the 90's and in any case it is better not to use language which requires a temporal context. So if you're reading this, try writing "since the 90's" undo

6 July 2012

• curprev 21:1521:15, 6 July 2012 178.109.117.87 talk 7,990 bytes +23 →See also undo

8 June 2012

• curprev 20:1320:13, 8 June 2012 Bunyk talk contribs 7,967 bytes +77 →External links undo

8 May 2012

• curprev 15:4715:47, 8 May 2012 Helpful Pixie Bot talk contribs m 7,890 bytes +6 ISBNs (Build KE) undo

13 April 2012

• curprev 12:3812:38, 13 April 2012 Rjwilmsi talk contribs m 7,884 bytes +4 →Techniques: Format plain DOIs using AWB (8060) undo

28 January 2012

• curprev 01:1201:12, 28 January 2012 Arcticocean talk contribs m 7,880 bytes 0 →External links: bad template repair using AWB undo

25 August 2011

• curprev 10:3310:33, 25 August 2011 2.26.213.176 talk 7,880 bytes −4 →Techniques: Removed web to indicate search engines are not necessarily web based undo

4 April 2011

• curprev 12:3212:32, 4 April 2011 CommonsDelinker talk contribs m 7,884 bytes −64 Removing "NDependPic1.png", it has been deleted from Commons by Jameslwoodward because: Per commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:NDependPic1.png. undo

5 December 2010

• curprev 21:3621:36, 5 December 2010 Ptrb talk contribs m 7,948 bytes 0 →See also: fixed sort-order undo

26 August 2010

• curprev 01:5501:55, 26 August 2010 67.168.202.221 talk 7,948 bytes 0 Spelling correction. undo

19 August 2010

• curprev 22:3622:36, 19 August 2010 Radagast3 talk contribs 7,948 bytes +25 fix ref undo
• curprev 22:2922:29, 19 August 2010 Radagast3 talk contribs 7,923 bytes +36 clarify ref undo
• curprev 22:0022:00, 19 August 2010 Radagast3 talk contribs 7,887 bytes +365 add ref and quote undo

15 August 2010

• curprev 05:3105:31, 15 August 2010 Radagast3 talk contribs 7,522 bytes +4 grammar undo