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One does not simply code C in Mordor.

Nope, legacy code base. FORTRAN.

In Middle-Earth Mordor is the progressive nation, which (together with Isengard) is inventing industrialization. Gondor, Rohan and the elves are the conservative faction. ;)

Tolkien disliked allegory though, did he not?

...and, just to back up your comment, here's The Book that tells that side of the story: http://ymarkov.livejournal.com/280578.html

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