200 years ago the fundamental concepts of computer programming were proposed by a woman. Lord Byrons daughter Ada. “In these notes she outlined the fundamental concepts of computer programming, and she described the main elements that would be needed in any computer language,” Falbo wrote. She made suggestions for calculations the engine might make, and these suggestions are now considered the first computer program. Lovelace saw the potential for what we would now call a general-purpose computer. Lovelace also foresaw the possibility of computer-generated music. In 1979, the U.S. Department of Defense named a software language for her, “Ada.”
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