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> It was largely due to the efforts of thousands of Real Programmers working for NASA that our boys got to the moon and back before the Russkies. Keep in mind
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 8y ago
> It was largely due to the efforts of thousands of Real Programmers working for NASA that our boys got to the moon and back before the Russkies.
Keep in mind that despite Real Programmers being referred to as "he" throughout the article, the Real Programmer who headed that effort was a "she" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hamilton_(scientist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hamilton_(scientist)
- sb8244 8y agoI'll counter point that she/her is brought up at several points in this piece and, in general, the author seems to avoid using he/she at all, using they often.
- throwaway772398 8y agoMargaret Hamilton did not head the effort. She was a manager on the project, but she didn’t join until relatively late. At the time of Apollo 11 she was in charge of the Command Module’s software (https://www.doneyles.com/LM/ORG/index.html https://www.doneyles.com/LM/ORG/index.html), but most of the work had been done by the time she assumed that position. She later became head of the whole software department, and had a lot of responsibility for modifications for later missions and Skylab, but she and others have greatly exaggerated her role on the project.
- Asooka 8y agoReal programmers don't reply to political bait.