Welcome to Advent of Computing, the show that talks about the shocking, intriguing, and all too often relevant history of computing. A lot of little things we take for granted today have rich stories behind their creation, in each episode we will learn how older tech has lead to our modern world.
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episode 101: Origins of Ada
Ada is a fascinating language with a fascinating history. It was initially developed as part of a Department of Defence project. The plan was to create a standardized language for everyone inside the DoD. The results, well, they may just surprise you.
Selected Sources:
http://archive.adaic.com/pol-hist/history/holwg-93/holwg-93.htm - Ada at the HOLWG
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/956653.956654 - Rationale for the Design of Ada
http://iment.com/maida/computer/requirements/strawman.htm - Strawman