Historical commentary on software development productivity and a brief mention of Bill Gates

Historical commentary on software development productivity and a brief mention of Bill Gates The passage provides a nostalgic overview of programming practices and productivity metrics, with only a generic reference to Bill Gates. It contains no concrete allegations, financial flows, dates, or actionable leads involving powerful actors or misconduct. Key insights: Describes typical daily coding time versus administrative overhead for programmers.; Recalls early computing experiences at Manchester University in the 1980s.; Highlights the evolution from manual machine code entry to modern development tools.