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[96.241.37.234]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id i3sm3441522qtm.48.2021.06.17.08.12.24 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:12:24 -0700 (PDT) From: "Paul Birkel" To: Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:12:28 -0400 Message-ID: <026001d7638b$3014ea40$903ebec0$@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AddjiSEUydx2/5HMTGudX7d/pssUeQ== Content-Language: en-us Subject: [COFF] Early Programming Books X-BeenThere: coff@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: Computer Old Farts Forum List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============4231069544045259888==" Errors-To: coff-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "COFF" This is a multipart message in MIME format. --===============4231069544045259888== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0261_01D76369.A90DF8A0" Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0261_01D76369.A90DF8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I know of two early computer (in the stored program sense) programming books. 1951: Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer (Wilkes, Wheeler, & Gill) 1957: Digital Computer Programming (McCracken) What others were published prior to the McCracken text? Excluded are lecture compendia and symposia proceedings, such as: 1946: Moore School Lectures 1947: Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery 1951: Proceedings of a Second Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery 1953: Faster Than Thought, A Symposium On Digital Computing Machines These were principally about designs for, and experience with, new hardware. I'm curious about texts specifically focused on the act of programming. Were there others prior to McCracken? paul ------=_NextPart_000_0261_01D76369.A90DF8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I know of = two early computer (in the stored program sense) programming = books.

 

=    1951: Preparation of Programs for an Electronic = Digital Computer (Wilkes, Wheeler, & Gill)

  &= nbsp; 1957: Digital Computer Programming = (McCracken)

 

What others = were published prior to the McCracken text?

 

Excluded are = lecture compendia and symposia proceedings, such = as:

 

  &= nbsp; 1946: Moore School Lectures

   =  1947: Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital = Calculating Machinery

   =  1951: Proceedings of a Second Symposium on Large-Scale Digital = Calculating Machinery

  &= nbsp; 1953: Faster Than Thought, A Symposium On Digital Computing = Machines

 

These were = principally about designs for, and experience with, new = hardware.

 

I’m = curious about texts specifically focused on the act of = programming.  Were there others prior to = McCracken?

 

paul

 

 

 

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