** INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT PROGRAMMING **
-The first computer programmer was a female, named Ada Lovelace.
-The first game was created in 1961. Fun facts are that it didn’t earn any money.
-The first virus was created in 1983.
-The first computer was actually a loom called the Jacquard loom, an automated, mechanical loom, which didn’t use any electricity.
-The first high-level (very close to real English that we use to communicate) programming language was FORTRAN. invented in 1954 by IBM’s John Backus.
-Computer programming is one of the fastest growing occupations currently.
-The original name for JAVA was OAK.
-JavaScript is not compiled.
-Majors related to computer programming are among the highest paying in colleges and universities A programming language is basically a language that allows a human being to communicate with a computer The lifestyle we live today with our tablets, and mobile phones wouldn’t be possible without computer programming.
-Did you know how many total programming languages? – it’s 698.
-Most people are intimidated by the thought of learning how to program, however as with anything, the more you practice and repeatedly do that task, the easier it gets.
-The Java mascot, ‘The Duke’ was created by Joe Palrang. Palrang is the same guy who has worked on the Hollywood blockbuster, Shrek. Duke is celebrated at Oracle.
-Four states of programmer progress: a) Complex Programming b) Making Progress c) Slow Progress d) Stuck
-It is not a tool or magic it is power to create your Imagination in reality.
-APIs are like stars, once a class is there everybody will assume it will always be there.
-Did you know first computer bug was named due to a real bug as shown in below pic? Grace Hopper recorded the first computer ‘bug’ in the book as she was working for the MARK II computer.
** PROGRAMMERS FUNNY FACTS ARE **
-Programmers will start the count from zero, not one.
-The root is at the top of the tree.
-Programming and coding are not the same.
-Programmer says ‘=’ != ‘==’
-The value of a ‘;’
-Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V have saved more lives than Batman and Robin.
-Programmers always looking for a girl who can code.
-Writing cryptic code is deep joy in the soul of a programmer.
-Programmers love to code day and night.
-“|” Key is not useless.
-When you format your hard drive, the files are not deleted.
-1 Mbps and 1 MBps internet connection don’t mean the same thing.
-A programmer is similar to a game of golf. The point is not getting the ball in the hole but how many strokes it takes.
-A programmer is not a PC repairman.
src - https://www.improgrammer.net/programming-facts/
-The first computer programmer was a female, named Ada Lovelace.
-The first game was created in 1961. Fun facts are that it didn’t earn any money.
-The first virus was created in 1983.
-The first computer was actually a loom called the Jacquard loom, an automated, mechanical loom, which didn’t use any electricity.
-The first high-level (very close to real English that we use to communicate) programming language was FORTRAN. invented in 1954 by IBM’s John Backus.
-Computer programming is one of the fastest growing occupations currently.
-The original name for JAVA was OAK.
-JavaScript is not compiled.
-Majors related to computer programming are among the highest paying in colleges and universities A programming language is basically a language that allows a human being to communicate with a computer The lifestyle we live today with our tablets, and mobile phones wouldn’t be possible without computer programming.
-Did you know how many total programming languages? – it’s 698.
-Most people are intimidated by the thought of learning how to program, however as with anything, the more you practice and repeatedly do that task, the easier it gets.
-The Java mascot, ‘The Duke’ was created by Joe Palrang. Palrang is the same guy who has worked on the Hollywood blockbuster, Shrek. Duke is celebrated at Oracle.
-Four states of programmer progress: a) Complex Programming b) Making Progress c) Slow Progress d) Stuck
-It is not a tool or magic it is power to create your Imagination in reality.
-APIs are like stars, once a class is there everybody will assume it will always be there.
-Did you know first computer bug was named due to a real bug as shown in below pic? Grace Hopper recorded the first computer ‘bug’ in the book as she was working for the MARK II computer.
** PROGRAMMERS FUNNY FACTS ARE **
-Programmers will start the count from zero, not one.
-The root is at the top of the tree.
-Programming and coding are not the same.
-Programmer says ‘=’ != ‘==’
-The value of a ‘;’
-Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V have saved more lives than Batman and Robin.
-Programmers always looking for a girl who can code.
-Writing cryptic code is deep joy in the soul of a programmer.
-Programmers love to code day and night.
-“|” Key is not useless.
-When you format your hard drive, the files are not deleted.
-1 Mbps and 1 MBps internet connection don’t mean the same thing.
-A programmer is similar to a game of golf. The point is not getting the ball in the hole but how many strokes it takes.
-A programmer is not a PC repairman.
src - https://www.improgrammer.net/programming-facts/