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# A Brief History of Data Storage

Why do modern codebases retain limits inspired by 1800s textile looms? Discover the evolution of data storage and why physical hardware is useless without the language to decode it.

- **Speakers:** [Eli (they/them)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@eli-they-them)
- **Event:** World Congress 2024
- **Published:** August 20, 2024
- **Duration:** 26:52
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/974-a-brief-history-of-data-storage
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