top | item 38629196 Who was the real first computer programmer? 3 points| BryanLunduke | 2 years ago |lunduke.locals.com 2 comments order hn newest 082349872349872|2 years ago Not only would Dijkstra disapprove of TFA's proposed criteria, but I've been paid (albeit with a job title of "software engineer" instead of "programmer") to write programs for silicon which did not yet exist. philipswood|2 years ago By this logic, while I'm typing my program in an editor, I'm not yet programming (i.e. being a programmer). Also not when I compile the program.The first time someone runs the binary - then I assume programmerhood.
082349872349872|2 years ago Not only would Dijkstra disapprove of TFA's proposed criteria, but I've been paid (albeit with a job title of "software engineer" instead of "programmer") to write programs for silicon which did not yet exist.
philipswood|2 years ago By this logic, while I'm typing my program in an editor, I'm not yet programming (i.e. being a programmer). Also not when I compile the program.The first time someone runs the binary - then I assume programmerhood.
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philipswood|2 years ago
The first time someone runs the binary - then I assume programmerhood.