Ada Lovelace: The most overrated figure in the history of computing

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For more information on Charless Babbage, go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babage

The contention:
Ada Lovelace, an impressive mathematician, and one of the few people who fully understood Babbage's ideas, created a program for the Analytical Engine. Had the Analytical Engine ever actually been built, her program would have been able to calculate a sequence of Bernoulli numbers. Based on this work, Lovelace is now widely credited with being the first computer programmer.[23] In 1979, a contemporary programming language was named Ada in her honour. Shortly afterward, in 1981, a satirical article by Tony Karp in the magazine Datamation described the Babbage programming language as the "language of the future".[24]

The truth is that the case for Ada Lovelace is overstated, her importance to computing trumped up. The readings were taken from page 166 of The cogwheel brain by Doron Swade.

I recommend the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Cogwheel-Brain-Doron-Swade/dp/0316648477/ref=sr_1_1?ie=...

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[ArgusEyes]

Okay, a short message to the people who've posted the last handful of comments. You appear to be very hateful people, and the only aim of your comments is to spread that hate to satiate your own emotions. You write no intelligent rebuttals at all. So let me say this, I hope that one day you'll grow up a little, get a better character, and then come back here and actually rebut the points I've made in this video. Thanks.

[GlorifiedTruth]

Fact: everyone is stupid but you. Cheers!

[avdmeers]

It always annoys me to no ends when feminists try and weasel their way into saying "Oh oh, we did it first!" Most of the time, it's a lie or the person is some insignificant person that hardly did squat. I give respect to people who make breakthroughs that mean something, regardless of gender... or sex, or whatever it is these days.

It's putting ordinary people on a pedestal that pisses me off. Like Darwin, he deserves recognition, but others contributed as well.

[blacktigerpaw1]

Awesome Brit + Awesome accent = awesome video. Love it when people disprove feminist revised history.

[DeclanEWilliams]

@ShriekoftheVulture3 Haha usomad, yusomad?

You are so deluded it's beyond funny. Next it'll be that wimminz are from jupiters and are hatching a plot to make all men eat marmite. xD

"dey took'er jawbs" amirite huh?

[DeclanEWilliams]

@ShriekoftheVulture3 D'awww here we go again;

"Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women" ~ The Internetz

By definition, I am not a feminist so please learn your terms before throwing them around, silly goose. :)

What is the point on hating on women just because you can't get one? I mean honestly... no-one thinks it's cool to hate on wimminz, you started off as one...

[ShriekoftheVulture3]

what is the point? feminists like you can't handle rational arguments, just use shaming tactics

[DeclanEWilliams]

@ShriekoftheVulture3 D'awwwww someones butthurt. :D

Feminist?, no I'm just sane and rational. lmao xD

At least come back with an actual arguement, not just whining like a lil'bitch.

Forever alone.

[ShriekoftheVulture3]

@DeclanEWilliams "Regardless, it's pathetic to even try to distinguish a line between the sexes with intent to gain some USI, by trying to seem superior to others."

yes, that is exactly what people like you and other feminists are doing. Stop playing the victim. And nice shaming tactic by the way, the "you have a small penis" is one of the oldest tricks in the book

[DeclanEWilliams]

@ShriekoftheVulture3 They've dominated in many fields yet don't gloat or brag, just pick up a history book.

Regardless, it's pathetic to even try to distinguish a line between the sexes with intent to gain some USI, by trying to seem superior to others.

Sex, race, skin type, blood type etc are COMPLETELY irrelevant, please stop hating on women because of your microscopic penis, or for being forever alone.

[ShriekoftheVulture3]

if women dominated in a major field, women would gloat and brag

yet when you mention a field men excel in, these women do their best to make it look as "Equal" as possible

pathetic.