8 Dec
2015
8 Dec
'15
6:34 p.m.
OK, slightly OT...
Rear Admiral Grace ("Amazing") Hopper PhD was given unto us in 1906. She
was famous for coining the term "debugging", whereby a moth was removed
from a relay contact in a *real* computer[*].
However, she must be condemned for giving us COBOL; yes, I know that vile
language, but I carefully leave it off my CV, as it seemed to be designed
for suits (Business Studies of course, but nothing technical) to spy upon
their programmers.
[*]
Defined, of course, where you could open a door and step inside it; I
actually did that once.
--
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will
suffer."