▲ 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
[–] _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