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  1. July 19th, 2005, 07:44 AM #1
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    162th Anniversary of Programming...

    May be none of you know that today is 162th Anniversary of programming...

    On 19th June 1843, Ada Lovelace made first program for Charles Babbage's Difference Engine...
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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

    19th June or 19th July
    Sarve Bhavantu Sukheenah,
    Sarve Santu Niramayah,
    Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu,
    Ma Kashchit dukh bhag bhavet.
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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

    Quote Originally Posted by chmanish
    19th June or 19th July
    Okay... let's praise this event two times each year! No problem!
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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Tacker
    May be none of you know that today is 162th Anniversary of programming...

    On 19th June 1843, Ada Lovelace made first program for Charles Babbage's Difference Engine...
    I didn't know that ..

    But I know that the first device capable of doing some kind of processing was made by Charles Babbage and thats why he is known as Father of Computers..
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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

    Oooo...Great stats..did not know that.. even did not think about it..

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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

    Quote Originally Posted by Childe Harold
    Is thy face like thy mother's, my fair child!
    Ada! sole daughter of my house and of my heart?
    When last I saw thy young blue eyes they smiled'
    And then we parted,-not as now we part,
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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

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    Is the ADA language named after her?
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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

    Quote Originally Posted by NoHero
    Yes it is. Check this
    What should I check there? They don't say anything about Ada Lovelace...
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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

    Quote Originally Posted by cilu
    What should I check there? They don't say anything about Ada Lovelace...
    I think he meant to give this link
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    Re: 162th Anniversary of Programming...

    Quote Originally Posted by NatThoelecke
    I think he meant to give this link
    Thanks for the link.

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