but actual code preceded the hardware!

anonzzzies 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

indeed, people like Dijkstra wrote quire a bit of code on paper before the hardware to run that code existed.

	▲	Gravityloss 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Well, there existed ware, the code ran on wetware

rollcat 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

This. Ada Lovelace wrote programs for Babbage's analytical engine long before anyone succeeded at constructing one.