Pioneers of Computing

Pioneers of Computing

When I was an undergraduate (and yes, Virginia, that was back in the dim, dark ages) one of our lecturers used the phrase "time flies like an arrow" to demonstrate how the same words could have different meanings.

One meaning was that time seems to move swiftly, as fast as an arrow in flight.

But another meaning could be that there's a species of fly called a time fly and, amongst their other endearing qualities is a love of arrows.

I asked ChatGPT4 to create an image of a time fly and, using DALL-E, it didn't hesitate to come up with:

which I thought was pretty cool.

Where Is This Headed?

When I first got into IT (and yes, Virginia, that was back in the dim, dark ages as well) we were much taken with the pioneers of computing, the people who made the modern computer possible, first by imagining it and then by designing and building one. They were:

Charles Babbage (1791 - 1871)

Ada Lovelace (1815 - 1852)

Alan Turing (1912 - 1954)

John von Neumann (1903 - 1957)

Grace Hopper (1906 - 1992)

One of the things they all taught was precision of expression.

There's no room for ambiguity in software programming.

And the same applies to your website content.

The clearer you are in your intentions and your choice of relevant keywords, the more your visitors will trust and respect you.