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- EsportToys 3y agoI came across this very interesting bit of history while looking for an image to illustrate my RTS camera control concept[0] as an analogy. It's interesting how a lot of the wartime "computational drudgery" frequently employ women, the perception of which shifted to becoming a more men-dominated employment after the war. It would be lovely to hear interesting perspectives from people here on what other tidbits you know of about little-known roles and the social climate during the war, or your insights on how things came to be the way they are during and after the war. [0] https://github.com/EsportToys/NaturalEdgePan#figure-2-this-way-of-edge-panning-basically-works-like-war-room-table-stick-thingies https://github.com/EsportToys/NaturalEdgePan#figure-2-this-w...
- slater 3y ago> the perception of which shifted to becoming a more men-dominated employment after the war That's a wee bit of revisionism. Read this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262535181 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262535181