From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: dave@horsfall.org (Dave Horsfall) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 10:17:54 +1100 (EST) Subject: [TUHS] Grace Hopper In-Reply-To: <201712091803.vB9I3AYQ006833@freefriends.org> References: <201712091803.vB9I3AYQ006833@freefriends.org> Message-ID: On Sat, 9 Dec 2017, arnold at skeeve.com wrote: >> She coined the term "debugging" when she extracted a moth from a set of >> relay contacts from a computer (the Harvard Mk I) and wrote "computer >> debugged" in the log, taping the deceased Lepidoptera in there as well. > > See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugging#Origin_of_the_term which > indicates that "bug" and "debugging" had been around as technical terms > long before that incident. I need to investigate that further (I'd hate to spread misinformation, which is why I enjoy being corrected, esp. in public). (Pause for a message from the sponsor) Ah yes, the quote is "First actual case of bug being found" (and it was a Mk II, not a Mk I); thanks! -- Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will suffer."