Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Happy Ada Lovelace Day! (a day late)

Ada Lovelace was the first programmer. She wrote programs for Charles Babbage's analytical engine in the 1840s. That's right, way back in 1840! 140 years later, the US Defense Department named a programming language after her (Ada).

March 24th was named Ada Lovelace Day and is an international day for blogging about women in technology. You can find posts from around the world about all kinds of amazing women.

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