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With four episodes to go Vic chose a topic that was never on the list - the history of programming. We look at five key people in the evolution of programming.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Stickers Direct Links:
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Punch-Cards:
Computer Programming In The Punched Card Era
Early Punched Card Equipment
Key People In Programming History:
NASA Engineers and Scientists
John von Neumann
Charles Babbage
Alan Turing
The Imitation Game: Inventing A New Slander To Insult Alan Turing
Margaret Hamilton
Turing:
Turing Completeness
Turing Test
Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Alan Turing: Inquest’s Suicide Verdict Not Supportable
Alan Turing And The Development Of The Electronic Computer
Turing Test
Miscellaneous:
Slide Rule
Von Neumann Architecture
Harvard Architecture
Modified Harvard Architecture
Jacquard Loom
Computer History
History Of Programming Languages
One Div Zero: A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages
Colossus Computer
Mathematical Fractions
Least Common Denominator
Why Do We Say Lowest Common Denominator
The Java Software Platform
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Punch-Cards:
Computer Programming In The Punched Card Era
Early Punched Card Equipment
Key People In Programming History:
NASA Engineers and Scientists
John von Neumann
Charles Babbage
Alan Turing
The Imitation Game: Inventing A New Slander To Insult Alan Turing
Margaret Hamilton
Turing:
Turing Completeness
Turing Test
Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Alan Turing: Inquest’s Suicide Verdict Not Supportable
Alan Turing And The Development Of The Electronic Computer
Turing Test
Miscellaneous:
Slide Rule
Von Neumann Architecture
Harvard Architecture
Modified Harvard Architecture
Jacquard Loom
Computer History
History Of Programming Languages
One Div Zero: A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages
Colossus Computer
Mathematical Fractions
Least Common Denominator
Why Do We Say Lowest Common Denominator
The Java Software Platform
Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com:
Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for?
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