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For those that don't know: she wrote the first compiler.
by donw 10y ago
For those that don't know: she wrote the first compiler.
- LukeB_UK 10y agoShe also recorded the first computer bug, which was a moth stuck in a relay.
- andrewflnr 10y agoIIRC the first compiler was for FORTRAN, and I don't think she was involved in that. Edit: Wikipedia says I'm wrong. TIL.
- andars 10y agoThey are referencing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-0_System https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-0_System.
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- peter303 10y agoClose for all practical purposes, but may not accurate with the competition of FORTRAN and LISP. I wonder ld rephrase it a one of the first compilers.