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The moth that made debugging stick

  • In 1947, engineers working on the Mark II computer at Harvard University found a moth stuck in one of the components. They taped the insect in their logbook and labeled it ’first actual case of bug being found.’ The words ’bug’ and ’debug’ soon became a standard part of the language of computer programmers.
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    In 1947, a moth in Harvard Mark II’s relay was taped into the logbook as the “first actual case of bug being found” Early computers filled rooms, so fixes were hands-on, literal, and a little funny 🦋