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Alistair MacFarlane on how a poet’s daughter invented the concept of software.

http://philosophynow.org/issues/96/Ada_ ... _1815-1852

15th October - liberally interpreted - was Ada Lovelace Day. So far as historians can tell, she was the world's very first computer programmer. (She was also the daughter of the poet Lord Byron).

Information about the worldwide celebration of her day can be found here:

http://findingada.com/about/faq/