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History of CS & Programing (lemmy.ml)
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Hey everyone! I'm looking for some good documentaries on the history of computer science and Programing in general!

If they are free and easily accessible it's a plus!

Thanks in advance!

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[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Keep in mind things go back further then you might think to mechanical computing machines. Ada Lovelace is often considered to be the first computer programmer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace