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1. That's essentially what a compiler is, so 1953 or so

Reply to DaveJ (Original post)

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 10:14 AM

Mar 2014

By the standards of the early 1950's, programmers don't "program" anymore, because they don't issue machine instructions but give a computer program parameters by which it should do that. Something tells me there will always be something along those lines, and it will be called "programming".

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When will computers outthink humans to a point where programmers won't be necessary? [View all] DaveJ Mar 2014 OP

That's essentially what a compiler is, so 1953 or so Recursion Mar 2014 #1

I guess I'm talking about design then DaveJ Mar 2014 #2

People in the know, used to think that there would only be a need for a few computers, world wide. RC Mar 2014 #3

Maybe it's not worth thinking about DaveJ Mar 2014 #4

In 1950, Alan Turing wrote a paper Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #5