Grace Hopper
Compilers and human-readable programming
Developed early compiling routines with colleagues at Remington-Rand UNIVAC and helped push programming toward reusable, human-oriented notation.
Developed early compiling routines with colleagues at Remington-Rand UNIVAC and helped push programming toward reusable, human-oriented notation.
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Smithsonian — Compiling Routine A-0 ↗
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