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1.7K views · 43 reactions | It is Ada Lovelace Day: 176 years ago, she became the world's first computer programmer by writing the algorithm for Charles Babbage's analytical engine. Her work symbolizes the very beginning of software engineering! | ASML | Facebook

Ada Lovelace, born in 1815, is celebrated as the first computer programmer in history. She is best known for her groundbreaking work on Charles Babbage’s analytical engine, a conceptual predecessor to modern computers. In the 19th century, Babbage imagined a machine capable of performing comple calculations and analyses based on input data, effectively setting the stage for contemporary computing. Lovelace’s deep understanding of the analytical engine allowed her to develop the first algorithm f

168K views · 6.8K reactions | Amid the luxury of 1840s London, a...