Dr. Dobbs Journal
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| 1 | 1975 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2 | 1976 | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 3 | 1977 | . | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 4 | 1978 | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 5 | 1979 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 6 | 1980 | X | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 7 | 1981 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 8 | 1982 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 9 | 1983 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 10 | 1984 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 11 | 1985 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 12 | 1986 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 13 | 1987 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 14 | 1988 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 15 | 1989 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Dr. Dobb's started out life as a very technical publication (Dr. Dobb's Journal of Computer Calisthenics and Orthodontia) with a strong initial focus on Tiny BASIC, a compact language for the earliest of PCs (mostly the MITS Altair). Later volumes became more mainstream while still catering to the programming community.