I think you have to go to the 1940s and 1950s for programming being a “secretarial position”. That was 70 and 80 years ago.
It’s not even a valid comparison at that point, it’s too different. CS back then was completely different than today or even the recent past. As one example, computational complexity wasn’t even a thing until the 1960s with Hartmanis and Stearns.
There was a lot more time spent on inputting programs and data than today.
It’s not even a valid comparison at that point, it’s too different. CS back then was completely different than today or even the recent past. As one example, computational complexity wasn’t even a thing until the 1960s with Hartmanis and Stearns.
There was a lot more time spent on inputting programs and data than today.