Very good question! Bill On Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 4:44 AM Paul Birkel via cctech <cctech@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I know of two early computer (in the stored program sense) programming > books. > > > > 1951: Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer > (Wilkes, Wheeler, & Gill) > > 1957: Digital Computer Programming (McCracken) > > > > What others were published prior to the McCracken text? > > > > Excluded are lecture compendia and symposia proceedings, such as: > > > > 1946: Moore School Lectures > > 1947: Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating > Machinery > > 1951: Proceedings of a Second Symposium on Large-Scale Digital > Calculating Machinery > > 1953: Faster Than Thought, A Symposium On Digital Computing Machines > > > > These were principally about designs for, and experience with, new > hardware. > > > > I'm curious about texts specifically focused on the act of programming. > Were there others prior to McCracken? > > > > paul > > > >