A Brief History of Programming
Understand the evolution of programming by learning about Ada Lovelace's pioneering work, the concept of machine code, and the development of early high-level languages such as Short Code and Fortran. This lesson highlights the historical foundations that shaped modern computer programming.
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The evolution of computers
A programmable computer needs to be, well, programmed. So naturally, the history of programming goes hand in hand with the evolution of computers.
Ada Lovelace: inventor of programming
In 1833, Charles Babbage met Ada Lovelace, daughter of the poet Lord Byron. She became very impressed and interested in Babbage’s plans for his programmable machines, and their collaboration began. Among other things, she wrote some notes outlining her ideas for how the Babbage Analytical Engine could be programmed. We ...