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Early Microsoft code full of hidden jokes

Microsoft’s programmers may have been creating some of the biggest and most important software titles back in the 1980s, but that didn’t stop them from joking around inside the code.

Yesterday, Microsoft and the Computer History Museum released the source code for early versions of Microsoft’s MS-DOS and Word programs, which one developer ciphered through and found hidden jokes.

Lines like “coded inline because we’re gods” were hidden throughout, the f-bomb gets dropped a few times, while programmers also commented on “dumb users.” All of the unusual comments can be seen below.

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This article originally appeared on News.com.au.

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