#Programming

However, in its simplest form, coding is much broader than programming languages—it's a way of communicating by converting information into a format that can be understood, processed, or transmitted. From architectural design software that helps create detailed 3D models of buildings to the artificial intelligence driving virtual influencers in the fashion industry, programming is woven into the fabric of modern society. While the program was never really tested since Babbage failed to complete the machine, and some have criticized her actual role in the development of computer programming considering Babbage himself had developed his own programs, it was believed that she saw the potential of the Analytical Engine to conduct operations beyond numbers. Both found what could be considered as early computer bugs, although their analysis assume that they might have been typos rather than errors in Lovelace's original programming. Her later work on FLOW-MATIC, the programming language used for the electronic Universal Automatic Computer I (UNIVAC I), is believed to have contributed in the creation of common business-oriented language (COBOL) in 1959. With the digital age taking the world by storm, it should almost be a requirement to learn how to do basic coding, as technology will always rely on human programming to be able to perform tasks. Read more in our articles including "The Code We Didn't See: How Coding Is More Than Just Computer Languages" and "5 Women in Tech you should know about".