Extending the legacy of Admiral Grace Hopper

<p>In 1987, Anita Borg, AnitaB.org's namesake, saw how few women were at a "systems" conference. A few casual chats turned into the listserv, Systers, which continues to offer a place for women in engineering to meet and discuss. </p><p>Grace Hopper—that's Navy Rear Admiral Hopper to you, civilian—was the first to devise a theory of programming languages that were machine-independent. She created the FLOW-MATIC programming language, which served as the basis for <a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/04/20/brush-up-your-cobol-why-is-a-60-year-old-language-suddenly-in-demand/" target="_blank">COBOL</a>. </p><p>Quincy started in electrical engineering and learned FORTRAN. That experience with how computers operate on hardware helped her teach C++. The difference is like listening to vinyl vs. mp3s. </p><p>Should UX designers create technology that you need to adapt to or adapts to you? And will different generations create different interaction paradigms?</p><p>We're out of lifeboat badges, so we summoned a Necromancer winner! Congrats to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/9143529/stealth">stealth</a> who was awarded the badge for their answer to the question, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27195977/adding-multiple-columns-in-mysql-with-one-statement">Adding multiple columns in MySQL with one statement.</a></p>