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Punch Cards: When Programs Were Physical Objects
Long before source files and screens, instructions could be holes in paper. The punched card made repeatable control visible, portable, and industrial.
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Long before source files and screens, instructions could be holes in paper. The punched card made repeatable control visible, portable, and industrial.
Lovelace’s most durable contribution was not a simple “first programmer” label. It was a vision of a machine whose symbols could stand for more than numbers.