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People are very, very inventive and smart people were working with computers since they were invented. I'd say there were probably a higher proportion of smart
by throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
People are very, very inventive and smart people were working with computers since they were invented. I'd say there were probably a higher proportion of smart people working with them then than now because they were so rare and expensive (although that may be survivor bias in that the less good people fade from history).
Also there seemed to be a higher number of mathematicians involved in computers back then.
One thing I've learnt is that principles matter more than code. Not deep I know, but take a look at the market...
- no-s 6y ago>>smart people were working with computers since they were invented Smart people were working with computers before they were invented. Consider the Difference engine, or the Antikythera mechanism, Analog computers, and efforts to organize the production of results for tables used in calculation, or engineering. "Computer" was once a title for a person, too...