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"Tech Heroes" From Ada Lovelace to Jamie Z

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-know-kung-fu dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Web 2.0 Journal has launched a search for what it calls "the all-time heroes of i-Technology" (its own shorthand for 'Internet technologies'), reaching as far back as to The Countess of Lovelace, though whether or not Ada Lovelace is truly the first programmer is not discussed. As an exercise in reminding ourselves whose shoulders we are standing on when hurtlng towards the 21st-century, richer Web it's not a bad start. Naturally there are sins of omission..."

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  1. irony of the sites name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative


    a Web 2 "journal" that doesn't even validate and uses tables for presentation (not to mention 20+adverts per page) spread over 18 pages

    if that's what web 2 is all about i'm dreading Web 3

  2. Web 2.0 Journal? by matt+me · · Score: 4, Informative

    A journal with that name just has to be a joke. Yes I did try to read the fucking article, but it was obscured by a large photograph of a bridge. I guess this was an advert.

    Well I'm glad to see this web 2.0 is so user friendly.

  3. They forgot one by TodMinuit · · Score: 4, Informative

    Douglas Engelbart, the true father of desktop computing. At a time when computers were used merely for data processes, he envisioned they could be used in the everyday life.

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    I wonder if I use bold in my signature, people will notice my posts.