Hopper's vision for machine-independent programming languages revolutionized how programmers thought about software development. Before her work, programming was done in machine-specific code, which was not only time-consuming but also limited the portability of software. By advocating for and developing the compiler technology, she laid the groundwork for software that could run on different hardware without extensive rewrites, a concept at the heart of today's programming practices.
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