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The Myth of the Coder.

Authors :
Bullynck, Maarten
De Mol, Liesbeth
Source :
Communications of the ACM; Sep2024, Vol. 67 Issue 9, p20-23, 4p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

This article explores the distinction between the role of a computer programmer compared to the role of the computer coder. First, the origin of the separation of these two roles in a report by Herman H. Goldstine and John von Neumann is discussed, followed by the its perpetuation in trade journals in the 1950s especially by article author Grace Murray Hopper.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00010782
Volume :
67
Issue :
9
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Communications of the ACM
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
179256381
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1145/3639562