From f1e31dd06f7d7658b0e443cba2188ebe100655e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gauthiier Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 17:55:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Strachey 1 --- 2.Ghost-Writing.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/2.Ghost-Writing.md b/2.Ghost-Writing.md index 16f5805..d61b238 100644 --- a/2.Ghost-Writing.md +++ b/2.Ghost-Writing.md @@ -236,12 +236,17 @@ David wears a ridiculous scarf when Sigrid plays records Karin wears a black jacket when Maaike plays chess ``` -## Christopher Strachey's Love Letters +## ✍️ Christopher Strachey's Love Letters

+So now that we have a better understanding of how arrays, indices, randomness, and functions work, let's write love letters! + +One of the first non-scientific computer programme that was ever written is Christopher Strachey's Love Letters programme for the Manchester Mark I (so called [Baby](https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/1920_themanchestermk1computerbuiltbyextendingthebaby.jpg?10000)). In fact, this computer programme (making use of randomness) is arguably the first art-inspired programme! Christopher Strachey was a computer programming pioneer who worked along Alan Turing in the very early days of computing at the University of Manchester. Strachey's story is amazing and there is a great article about [him and the love letters in Rhizome's Queer History of Computing](https://rhizome.org/editorial/2013/apr/9/queer-history-computing-part-three/) written by Jacob Gaboury. + +