It was difficult for me to read the rest of the article once I came across that sentence. Granted, I have not read everything regarding Ada Lovelace, but she has always been acknowledged and respected. There is a major programming language named after her!
The "assaults" on her credibility did not happen to her during her lifetime. Even if they are proven to be true, her proven contributions are still impressive.
She never attended University. Do you think she just wasn't interested in attending?
Re:Nevertheless, She Coded
by magic_beans on Thursday March 09, 2017 @12:58PM
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Women weren't exactly welcomed into universities in the 19th century, even the geniuses.
they where explicitly barred until relatively recently
Because it's somewhat a cross cultural and cross racial issue --that is women don't only get the lower hand among white men (in given industries, sectors), but also non-white women are also disincentivized within/among other "races" and cultures, so it's a pan-human issue. women are ~50% of the pop across all races and cultures (sometimes less so due to active pop. suppression).
The fact that this comment is the top comment on this post, and pedantically tries to tarnish the entire article, which contains many real-life quotes from female software developers who are real, and live today, speaks volumes.
Please, take a moment and reflect on what is most important. Is it gender equality, or is it nitpicking the temporal sequencing of Ada Lovelace's contributions?
> Despite continued assaults on the credibility of her contributions to modern computer science as the world’s first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace coded.
Yet in reality she was very much respected in her day, and despite her challenges received widespread support. The first "assaults" on her scope of her contributions came over 100 after her death, and not some sexism she had to fight and overcome.