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Article #99662

Re: Female Computer Pioneers - May 7

#99662
From: genew@shuswap.ne
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 03:00
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"J G Llasa" <llasa@plastic.screaming.net> wrote:

>All these women pioneered nothing.

     Ada Lovelace was arguably the world's first programmer.

     I brought up Admiral Hopper as an exemplar.  She came up with the
concept of the compiler and was responsible for much of the basis for
COBOL.

>No change there then.

     I think you've missed something.

[snipped previous]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.

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