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> This was not the origin of term “bug” being used for engineering — including computer software. No one claimed it was?? This whole article could've been sav

> This was not the origin of term “bug” being used for engineering — including computer software. No one claimed it was?? This whole article could've been saved if the author'd realized what a JOKE was. > Considering the relatively small size of the team who worked on the Mark II, I’m hopeful to eventually get a definitive answer to this. And then...never does provide an answer.

thayne 4y ago
> No one claimed it was?? I have seen multiple claims that this is the origin of the word bug, at least in software. Including my first CS teacher explaining where the word bug came from. But, I always suspected there was at least some element of myth to the story. Granted, such renditions didn't have the exact quote from the logbook. > And then...never does provide an answer. Presumably, they haven't found the answer yet
- ezrast 4y ago
  It was even the winning question on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: https://millionaire.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Trela https://millionaire.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Trela