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The problem is older than I thought... (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/iiiiiiitttttttttttt@programming.dev
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I guess now we finally know why Babbage never finished building the Analytical Engine.

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I realize you jest, but I bet she did actually debug them by running through them by hand. I've found and fixed many bugs via code review without actually running into the bug during a run. Plus wtf else was there to do in the 1800s? Debugging might have been relatively highly entertaining in those days.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I'm sure she did. I've also heard that when computers could run her code existed someone tried to run her programs and found several simple bugs that had not been seen before even though they are obvious. (I don't know how to verify that claim but it wouldn't surprise me)

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