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Yeah so TIL that Ada Lovelace was NOT the first programmer. That title belongs to Charles Babbage, who wrote dozens of programs for the Analytical Engine years
by qengho 9y ago
Yeah so TIL that Ada Lovelace was NOT the first programmer.
That title belongs to Charles Babbage, who wrote dozens of programs for the Analytical Engine years before her.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace#Controversy_over_extent_of_contributions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace#Controversy_over_...
So you can stop perpetuating the biggest lie in the history of computing any time now.
- cristiancavalli 9y agoRead the section -- it's an ongoing debate not a fact either way. Academics and historians debating as usual.