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The best Computing History newsletters

6 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.

computerchronicles.blog· irregular· Published 10 days ago

A podcast-style transcript and blog-style issue notes that revisit episodes of the PBS series Computer Chronicles, covering companies like Brøderbund and Gavilan and products from the 1980s. Readers get historical context on early personal computing, product failures, and the technology trends that shaped them.

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new-blog.dougals.me· irregular· Published 2 months ago

A developer's blog covering practical tech troubleshooting, such as diagnosing Bluetooth headphone dropouts on Linux via USB power management, building a custom statusline for a CLI tool, and tracing the etymology of computing terms like daemon. The writing is personal, concrete and explains the reasoning behind each finding.

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straypaper.com· irregular· Published 7 months ago

A personal blog of technical essays on enterprise architecture, software design and computing history. Readers get clear explanations of architectural terminology, patterns like hexagonal architecture with code examples, and a historical walk through how container isolation technologies developed.

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empathy-driven-development.com· irregular· Inactive for over a year

A newsletter from the authors of an upcoming book on empathy-driven software development, exploring how empathy and perspective-taking improve engineering work. Issues mix historical computing context, careful unpacking of what empathy means, and book-project updates.

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eddywm.com· irregular· Inactive for over a year

Eddy WM is a personal newsletter of technical essays and reflections from a software builder, covering topics such as on-device AI, the history of computing and passwordless authentication. Readers get clear explanations of established concepts, along with the author's own experience building mobile and developer tools.

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geekgreenish.eu.org· irregular· Inactive for over a year

A tech blog newsletter publishing general-interest essays on technology topics such as social media, computing history and the Internet of Things. Articles are introductory overviews aimed at casual readers.

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