Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

"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..."

10 of 117 comments (clear)

  1. well by macadamia_harold · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Web 2.0 Journal has launched a search for what it calls "the all-time heroes of i-Technology"

    In the search for heroes, they should talk to a Mr. Mohinder Suresh. I hear he has a list.

    --
    Push Button, Receive Bacon
  2. 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

  3. Naturally there are sins of omission... by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, like no CowboyNeal option!

    --
    Monstar L
    1. Re:Naturally there are sins of omission... by Pictish+Prince · · Score: 4, Insightful

      More to the point, how could they forget John von Neumann, Marvin Minsky and others?

      --
      Only his tendency toward a dazed stupor prevented him from screaming aloud.
  4. 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.

  5. 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.

    --
    I wonder if I use bold in my signature, people will notice my posts.
  6. Claude E. Shannon by z-man · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How is it possible to create a list of the most important people in technology throughout history and _not_ include Shannon. Jeez, the guy is the father of information theory and digital circuit design!

  7. The mind bibbles, boggles and so on by allikat_uk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How could they forget Alan Turing? The inventor of the Turing test for AI, and father of the modern computer?

    --
    How to make a flamewar in under F characters: I love SuSE!
  8. from their list by nomadic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Andy Hertzfield: Eazel developer and Macintosh forefather

    Jean Ichbiah: Creator of Ada

    Grace Murray Hopper: Developer of the first compiled high level programming language, COBOL

    Jordan Hubbard: One of the creators of FreeBSD; currently a manager of Apple's Darwin project

    Jean D Ichbiah: Principal designer, Ada language (1977)

    Ken Iverson: Inventor of APL, later J

    I've never used ADA, is it really so good that its inventor had to be listed twice in the same list?

  9. Ada and Ruby by krischik · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Ada, the most overhyped language until Ruby. Ada was not overhyped - Ada delivered everything it promised. Ada was rather underestimaded by those who never learned Ada.

    Of course that was the problem: When Ada came out only very powerfull system where able to run an Ada compiler so not many programmers could actualy try the language.

    But that's not a problem any more, grap yourself an open source Ada compiler [1] and see for yourself.

    As for Ruby: That seems a nice enough language as well. Never given me any problems. So where actually is your problem?

    Martin

    [1] http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ada_Programming/Insta lling