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The first programmer in the world was a woman. Her name was Ada Lovelace and she worked on an analytical engine back in the 1,800’s.
Just as we said before, recent studies have shown that over 70% of coding jobs are in fields outside of technology.
The first computer virus was created in 1983.
The first computer game was created in 1961.
The word computer “bug” was inspired by a real bug. It was founded by Grace Hopper in 1947.
Nowadays, there are over 700 different programming languages. All experts recommend for kids to start with a visual editor and a blockly based programming language for them to learn in a smoother and easier way.
The first programming language (per sé) was called Fortran, and it was created in the ’50s.
Almost any powered with electricity needs to be coded. Can you imagine?!
Since many programming languages share the same structure, it is easy for students to learn a new programming language once they have already mastered one before.
Computers run on binary code, which means that their software is written using only 1s and 0s.
Learning coding has stunning cognitive-related benefits, such as problem-solving, computational thinking, analytical thinking, creative thinking, leadership-related skills, and even teamwork.
In the near future knowing how to code will be as necessary as knowing how to write is today. Yes, regardless of the field or career your students decide for their future.
The most popular programming language is Python, according to the PYPL Popularity of Programming Language Index—which measures how often language tutorials are searched on Google.
67% of programming jobs aren’t in the technology industry.
The first person in the world to carry the title of a coder was a woman named Ada Lovelace.
Smartphones run on more code than NASA’s computers in 1969.
Kids as young as 7 years of age can start learning how to code.
The language name C because it succeeds another language called B.
Four states of programmer progress:
- Complex Programming
- Making Progress
- Slow Progress
- Stuck
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.
Java was called as Oak from the name of that tree that grew outside the window of James Gosling.
Guido van Rossum was also reading the published scripts from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, a BBC comedy series from the 1970s. Van Rossum thought he needed a name that was short, unique, and slightly mysterious, so he decided to call the language Python.
APIs are like stars, once a class is there everybody will assume it will always be there.

Funny

Programmers will start the count from zero, not one.
Programming and coding are not the same.
The root is at the top of the tree.
Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V have saved more lives than Batman and Robin.
The Ctrl-Z is better than a time machine.
That there is one thing called “Constant Variable”.
Writing cryptic code is deep joy in the soul of a programmer.
A coder is a person who transforms cola & pizza to code
The programmers are the main source of income for eye doctors.
If any programmer orders three beers with his fingers, he normally only gets two.
Programmers love to code day and night.

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