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The keypuncher?

• Stratoscope 7y ago
  You may be closer to the mark than you realize. A good keypunch operator wouldn't just type in your code, they would also do some basic sanity checks on it, and either fix some of your bugs as they punch, or hand you back your coding form with some notes marked on it. After all, you didn't want to have to wait many hours or a full day to get back your card deck and printout to find what you did wrong. When you found a keypunch operator like that, you would seek them out every time, maybe even bring them little gifts. Of course now we are all our own keypunch operators!