Anarch157a comments on She wrote all this code by hand to take humanity to the Moon

submitted 3 years ago by MakunaHatata@lemmy.world to c/nextfuckinglevel@lemmy.world

Margaret Hamilton, NASA's lead developer for Apollo program, stands next to all the code she wrote by hand that took humanity to the moon in 1969

[–] Anarch157a@lemmy.world 60 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Including comments on the code with expressions like "Crank the silly thing arround", "see if he's lying", "off to see the wizard" and a sub-routine called "burnbaby". More here: https://www.sciencealert.com/the-code-that-took-astronauts-to-the-moon-is-now-on-github

She's definitely a legend.

[–] coys25@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

That is cool. There is really wild stuff in here, like in the landing guidance equations

		TC	BANKCALL	# TEMPORARY, I HOPE HOPE HOPE
		CADR	STOPRATE	# TEMPORARY, I HOPE HOPE HOPE

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[–] Beardsley@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago*

If I was an Astronaut, I think I'd reconsider going up if someone told me there was even one "I Hope" in the math.

"Are you sure about that Margaret?"
"Who the fuck knows, Buzz, I'm doing my fucking best, okay?!"

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