Nothing followed by the sound of a lot of cars leaving the Facility very fast.
It's even cooler than lightbulbs, though (assuming we're talking about incandescents) - you send electricity back and forth into a wire that's just the right length, and (RF) light leaks out without it getting hot!
Got my first programming experience on the BBC Micro at school! (We never had anything as fancy as a Master though). Those heavy cube monitors and the "beep-boop" startup sound are iconic.
Yes, CTEs are awesome. Especially when you don't force materialization and the optimizer can work its magic.
I've had a lot of fun with window functions as well.
It's fascinating to read these in-depth retrospectives from the people who were actually involved.
In case anybody hasn't seen it, the relevant Oglaf (NSFW)