peter purgathofer on Nostr: in 1955, grace hopper, an computer pioneer often remembered for her contributions to ...

in 1955, grace hopper, an computer pioneer often remembered for her contributions to COBOL, created one of the first systems that would compile abstract representations of a program to make computer code: A-0

her presentation ends like this:

»Please remember, however, that automatic programming does not imply that it is now possible to walk up to a computer, say ›write my payroll checks‹, and push a button. Such efficiency is still in the science-fiction future.«

we’re still not there.