Title :
The origins of computer programming
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Newcastle upon Tyne Univ., UK
Abstract :
This article describes some of the early developments that can now be viewed as steps toward the development of program control and the modern concept of a stored program. In particular, it discusses early automatic devices, Babbage´s contributions set against a background of the technology of his day, the contributions of some of his direct successors, and the genesis of the stored-program idea.<>
Keywords :
history; programming; Babbage; automatic devices; computer programming origins; early automata; program control; stored program; Art; Automata; Automatic control; Automatic programming; Educational institutions; Engine cylinders; History; Modems; Pervasive computing; Qualifications;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
