Grace Hopper and the Development of the Compiler

Grace Murray Hopper, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, played a pivotal role in computer science by inventing the first compiler for a computer programming language. Her groundbreaking work in the 1950s led to the development of COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language), one of the first high-level programming languages. Hopper's compiler concept was instrumental in making software development more accessible and efficient.

Grace Murray Hopper, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, played a pivotal role in computer science by inventing the first compiler for a computer programming language. Her groundbreaking work in the 1950s led to the development of COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language), one of the first high-level programming languages. Hopper's compiler concept was instrumental in making software development more accessible and efficient.

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