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Who was the real first computer programmer?
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BryanLunduke
2y ago
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2y ago
Not only would Dijkstra disapprove of TFA's proposed criteria, but I've been paid (albeit with a job title of "software engineer" instead of "programmer") to write programs for silicon which did not yet exist.
philipswood
2y ago
By this logic, while I'm typing my program in an editor, I'm not yet programming (i.e. being a programmer). Also not when I compile the program.
The first time someone runs the binary - then I assume programmerhood.
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