Found 1 hit - Term: grace hopper, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
grace hopper
us navy rear admiral grace brewster hopper
1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01, nee grace brewster murray.
hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the
compiler with the a-0 in 1952. she also developed the
first commercial high-level language, which eventually
evolved into cobol. she worked on the mark i computer
with howard aiken and with binac in 1949.
she is credited with having coined the term "debug", and the
adage "it is always easier to ask forgiveness than it is to
get permission" with various wordings, which has been the
guiding principle in sysadmin decisions ever since.
see also the entries debug and bug.
hopper is buried at arlington national cemetery. in 1994, the
us navy named a new ship, the guided-missile destroyer uss
hopper http://www.hopper.navy.mil/, after her.
1999-06-29
see also:
compiler a-0 high-level language cobol mark i binac
sysadmin debug bug lt;uss hoppergt;
Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about grace hopper: Grace
>> G Words
Grace, definition of term: Grace
grace_pag1.html Hopper
>> H Words
Hopper, definition of term: Hopper
hopper_pag1.html Grace Note
>> G Words
Grace Note, definition of term: Grace Note
grace+note_pag1.html Plant Hopper
>> P Words
Plant Hopper, definition of term: Plant Hopper
plant+hopper_pag1.html State Of Grace
>> S Words
State Of Grace, definition of term: State Of Grace
state+of+grace_pag1.html Coup De Grace
>> C Words
Coup De Grace, definition of term: Coup De Grace
coup+de+grace_pag1.html
Last accessed:2008/10/13 18:50:36 [Total processing time: 1 seconds] |