A small view on the history of programming and personal computing

I have just finished a draft of an article that I wanted to write for some time:

A small view on the history of programming and personal computing

Here is a copy of the abstract:

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Because programmers usually think they deal with cutting edge tech-
nology, they tend to forget the age and genealogy of the ideas they
are working with. A demonstration of the history of the some crucial
ideas of the programming craft would avoid the repetition of error and
allow better ideas to take hold.

Suggestions and feedback are more than welcome.