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Tech created by women

Glenn Carremans on March 08, 2019

This post was inspired by #SheCoded 1840s, Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace is considered to be the computer programmer (however not everyone...
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Scott Tadman •

While these are good examples of great people, they are kind of well-worn examples. It's like talking about Alan Turing over and over to the exclusion of others.

Where's the undiscovered or lesser known greats of the last fifty years? In the last five? Let's talk about more people than the usual half dozen.

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Carlos Caballero •

There are important women in the 80's, 90's, 00's and 10's which should be represented too here because It seem only history but the really is that in the present the women are very relevant in the CS.

My supervisor in my degree and PhD. in Computer Science is a woman.

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Glenn Carremans •

There are lots many more important women that made a difference over the years, I only mentioned a couple.

I also mentioned this in the final part:

This is of course a very brief compilation of women that made a huge difference in the technology world and also created the jobs that many of us here have. There are a lot more women that have played a part in the world that we know today.