The First Computer Program.

Autor: Rojas, Raúl
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Zdroj: Communications of the ACM; Jun2024, Vol. 67 Issue 6, p78-81, 4p
Abstrakt: This article details Charles Babbage’s theoretical computer program, the first attempt to specific how to mechanize complex algorithms with a computer, written in 1837. The article also discusses his theoretical computer, the Analytical Engine, that his program would have run on. Topics include Babbage’s first and second code tables and the design of the Analytical Engine.
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