Computer programming began as low-status clerical work, often performed by women, and became a highly paid technical occupation by the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Format Book / Offline paper

Location PART 2 - FOUR HIDDEN CHIMNEYS CHAPTER 6: SCAFFOLDING FOR INFLUENCE Hardware Software Polarity

"Computer programming began as low-status clerical work, often performed by women, and became a highly paid technical occupation by the late 1950s and early 1960s."

Ensmenger traces programming from low-status clerical work, often performed by women, into a highly paid technical occupation by the late 1950s and early 1960s.

View Source

Source title The Black Art of Programming

Source authors Nathan L. Ensmenger

Source year 2010

Confidence high

Importance high