UGrace Hopper waziwa ngani?
UGrace Hopper wayengumuntu wokuqala ukudala umhlanganisi wolimi lohlelo futhi wayengomunye wabahleli bokuqala bekhompyutha yaseHarvard Mark I, ikhompyutha kagesi esekelwe ku-Analytical Engine. Umsebenzi kaHopper ngamakhompyutha waqala ngo-1943, lapho eqala ukusebenza eBureau of Ordnance's Computation Project eHarvard lapho ahlela khona iHarvard Mark I. UHopper akagcinanga nje ngokuhlela ikhompyutha, kodwa wenza nencwajana enamakhasi angu-500 eyisiqondiso sayo. Nakuba uHopper adala le ncwadi, eyacashunwa futhi yashicilelwa kabanzi, akazange adunyiswe kuyo. UHopper uvame ukubhekwa njengomuntu owasungula igama elithi "bug" nelithi "debugging" lapho inundu libangela ukuba i-Mark II ingasebenzi kahle. Nakuba kwakutholakala inundu futhi inqubo yokulikhipha ibizwa ngokuthi "ukulungisa amaphutha", amagama ayeseyingxenye yolimi lwabahleli bezinhlelo.