It's "the coolest code I've ever written," the Microsoft co-founder says.

The Software King of the World, Sir William Gates III, is marking Microsoft’s 50th birthday by releasing the digital ...

On the eve of Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, Bill Gates published the code that eventually led to the company’s success. The full sample is available for study. «The coolest code I’ve ever written».

“It’s amazing to think about the same piece of code led to a half century of innovation from Microsoft,” said Gates. Microsoft, which turns 50 years old today (April 5), started off with a li ...