Learn Computer Basics in Plain English

Speaking of computer programming, I only learned relatively recently that more women than men tended to be computer programmers back in the 1960s. In fact, the linked article argues it’s more natural for women to do than men.  Kind of interesting how the perception (stereotype) of that has reversed.

Also worth mentioning is that the person credited as the very first computer programmer was a woman named Ada Lovelace who designed a “program” for the earliest example of a computing machine — the original analytical engine of the 1800s.

fuckyeahcomputerscience:

Female Computer Programmers in the ’60s

“It’s just like planning a dinner,” explains Dr. Grace Hopper, now a staff scientist in systems programming for Univac. (She helped develop the first electronic digital computer, the Eniac, in 1946.) “You have to plan ahead and schedule everything so it’s ready when you need it. Programming requires patience and the ability to handle detail. Women are ‘naturals’ at computer programming.”