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Ada is named after a (the first) programmer… not somebody’s wife, daughter or sister.
by elondaits 5y ago
Ada is named after a (the first) programmer… not somebody’s wife, daughter or sister.
- andi999 5y agoThere seems to be a slight controversy https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/technology/visionaries/ada-lovelace-original-and-visionary-but-no-programmer/ https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/technology/visionaries/ada-l... (don't ask me how reliable that source is)
- IlliOnato 5y agoIt's very interesting, thanks for the link! But it does not change the point. People who created Ada believed that Ada Lovelice was the first programmer and named the language after her. So it's not named after "somebody's girlfriend". The fact that they were probably mistaken does not change this. It she was brilliant anyway, even if not the first programmer.