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Lots of people want to credit her with having written the first [[computer program]] or being the first [[computer programmer]], but I think that honor should go to a different person ... possibly also a woman, by the way. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:07, 4 April 2011 (EDT) | Lots of people want to credit her with having written the first [[computer program]] or being the first [[computer programmer]], but I think that honor should go to a different person ... possibly also a woman, by the way. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:07, 4 April 2011 (EDT) | ||
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| + | :Please put back the reference to Admiral [[Grace Hopper]]. There is a dispute, and until (or unless) we can get to the bottom of it let's outdo Wikipedia and apply some NPOV here. | ||
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| + | :Hopper wrote working code. Ada Lovelace wrote a lengthy article, some notes which described an algorithm. There's a difference between doing that and actually writing a [[computer program]]. For instance, where's her [[source code]]? | ||
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| + | :I know it's trendy to give her credit, but if it's not true it shouldn't be here. If feminists want to say she was way ahead of her time, fine: let's describe exactly what she did, but no "stretchers" please (with apologies to [[Mark Twain]]). --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 18:27, 5 April 2011 (EDT) | ||
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Lots of people want to credit her with having written the first computer program or being the first computer programmer, but I think that honor should go to a different person ... possibly also a woman, by the way. --Ed Poor Talk 17:07, 4 April 2011 (EDT)
- Please put back the reference to Admiral Grace Hopper. There is a dispute, and until (or unless) we can get to the bottom of it let's outdo Wikipedia and apply some NPOV here.
- Hopper wrote working code. Ada Lovelace wrote a lengthy article, some notes which described an algorithm. There's a difference between doing that and actually writing a computer program. For instance, where's her source code?
- I know it's trendy to give her credit, but if it's not true it shouldn't be here. If feminists want to say she was way ahead of her time, fine: let's describe exactly what she did, but no "stretchers" please (with apologies to Mark Twain). --Ed Poor Talk 18:27, 5 April 2011 (EDT)