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Grace Hopper
Rear Admiral “Amazing” Grace Hopper was one of the first (and finest) computer programmers in history. She created the first compiler and spearheaded the creation of one of the first compiled computer languages. She was also a badass mofo.
Yale University to Rename Calhoun College
It will be renamed in honor of programming luminary Grace Hopper.
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