▲ 130 ▼ TIL that the first computer programmer was a woman. Her name was Ada Lovelace. (www.britannica.com) submitted 3 years ago by original_reader@lemmy.ml to c/til@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] amrawr@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (3 children) Okay I don't have the time to research this, but if this is the reason Adafruit is called Adafruit then that is fucking sick permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] 404CameranotFound@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 3 years ago It is indeed. It’s based off the founders online username “LadyAda” which was an homage to Ada Lovelace. The founder is Limor Fried, she’s pretty awesome. permalink fedilink source parent [–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) There’s also a programming language originally used for missile guidance called Ada, I had to learn it in university back in the dark ages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_(programming_language) Please know I’ve never designed missile guidance systems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You weren’t at York were you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I was not Dave permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Long shot. I also learnt Ada. York’s justification was that “nobody would know it already, so nobody’s got an advantage” :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Our justification was that Ratheon and Lockheed Martin held recruitment seminars and actively wanted this language to programme their avionics and guidance systems. I learnt it but then did my industrial placement with the Red Cross working out ways to map land mine fields autonomously, because fuck the war machine. permalink fedilink source parent [–] billwashere@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Pretty sure the founder even goes by Lady Ada as an homage to Ada Lovelace so yes it seems likely. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 404CameranotFound@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 3 years ago It is indeed. It’s based off the founders online username “LadyAda” which was an homage to Ada Lovelace. The founder is Limor Fried, she’s pretty awesome. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) There’s also a programming language originally used for missile guidance called Ada, I had to learn it in university back in the dark ages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_(programming_language) Please know I’ve never designed missile guidance systems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You weren’t at York were you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I was not Dave permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Long shot. I also learnt Ada. York’s justification was that “nobody would know it already, so nobody’s got an advantage” :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Our justification was that Ratheon and Lockheed Martin held recruitment seminars and actively wanted this language to programme their avionics and guidance systems. I learnt it but then did my industrial placement with the Red Cross working out ways to map land mine fields autonomously, because fuck the war machine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You weren’t at York were you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I was not Dave permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Long shot. I also learnt Ada. York’s justification was that “nobody would know it already, so nobody’s got an advantage” :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Our justification was that Ratheon and Lockheed Martin held recruitment seminars and actively wanted this language to programme their avionics and guidance systems. I learnt it but then did my industrial placement with the Red Cross working out ways to map land mine fields autonomously, because fuck the war machine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I was not Dave permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Long shot. I also learnt Ada. York’s justification was that “nobody would know it already, so nobody’s got an advantage” :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Our justification was that Ratheon and Lockheed Martin held recruitment seminars and actively wanted this language to programme their avionics and guidance systems. I learnt it but then did my industrial placement with the Red Cross working out ways to map land mine fields autonomously, because fuck the war machine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Long shot. I also learnt Ada. York’s justification was that “nobody would know it already, so nobody’s got an advantage” :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Our justification was that Ratheon and Lockheed Martin held recruitment seminars and actively wanted this language to programme their avionics and guidance systems. I learnt it but then did my industrial placement with the Red Cross working out ways to map land mine fields autonomously, because fuck the war machine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _TheNardDog_@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Our justification was that Ratheon and Lockheed Martin held recruitment seminars and actively wanted this language to programme their avionics and guidance systems. I learnt it but then did my industrial placement with the Red Cross working out ways to map land mine fields autonomously, because fuck the war machine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Pretty sure the founder even goes by Lady Ada as an homage to Ada Lovelace so yes it seems likely. permalink fedilink source parent