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[–] [email protected] 48 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Didn't most of those programmers from the 60s and 70s have like, Master's degrees in mathematics? Computers were massive, expensive machines that were used largely by universities and research facilities - you definitely couldn't buy your own and teach yourself how to program it like you can now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Yes, this is true. My mom learned programming in the 60s, and it was a completely different beast.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dom Eyles knew fuck all about computers and mathematics but responded to a job offer at MIT and wrote a program that guided the lander to the moon.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

His Wikipedia page says he had a BSc in mathematics from Boston University, unless this is a different guy.