A history of computer programming by Alasdair Collinson

The idea of programming goes back to way before the first computers were built or even conceived of. This talk will take you on a fascinating journey and give you a brief overview of the history of computer programming; starting in the 18th century and ending with a look into the future, focusing on those concepts, machines and languages that have formed the way we program today or may be programming in the near future.

Alasdair Collinson is a software developer for Senacor Technologies by day, I have long been interested in the "metadata" of computers and programming. This has lead to the exploration of some esoteric programming languages, the culture around geeks and nerds (of which I am one himself) and the history of computers and programming.