It still floors me how much easier it is to read computer science papers from the 70s and 80s.
Why is it easier? Because the ideas are easier to understand? Or because papers now are worse written?
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Same reason it's easier to read Newton's mathematics than Einstein's or Andrew Wiles.
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In my own opinion: The early papers are written by people who really want you to understand the algorithms. They provide specific examples. They provide clear pseudocode. The modern papers have much less of a culture of teaching, and much more of a culture of Greek letters.
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I'm tempted to uncharitably attribute this to a desire to look impressive. It could also be that they're imitating professors who looked impressive; that they're more insular; or that they're honestly talking to PhDs who honestly don't need examples. I don't actually know.
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Don't forget the 60s
Fun readings start at
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._R._Licklider …. I'd say more original ideas and genuine culture of collaboration.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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