Where does software innovation happen?

PLDB counted the number of notable programming languages and other impactful projects created by universities and research labs from around the world since 1940. The top 10: IBM, Microsoft, MIT, Bell Labs, Apple, Google, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, UC Berkeley, DEC.

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