• The Myth of the Coder.

Treffer: The Myth of the Coder.

Title:
The Myth of the Coder.
Authors:
Bullynck, Maarten1 (AUTHOR) maarten.bullynck@univ-paris8.fr, De Mol, Liesbeth2 (AUTHOR) liesbeth.de-mol@univ-lille.fr
Source:
Communications of the ACM. Sep2024, Vol. 67 Issue 9, p20-23. 4p.
Subject Terms:
*Computer programmers, *Occupational roles, *Computer programming
People:
Hopper, Grace Murray, 1906-1992, Goldstine, Herman H. (Herman Heine), 1913-2004, Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957
Database:
Business Source Elite

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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.