I recently scanned my copy of "Electronic Computers: Principles and Applications" by TE. Ivall (1956) and there is a chapter on "Programming Digital Computers". It is more of a general overview, rather than any machine specifics.
https://archive.org/details/electronic-computers/page/183/mode/2up The book also covers analogue computers for any interested. //m *Blog: RetroRetrospective – Fun today with yesterday's gear…….. <http://www.jongleur.co.uk/blogs/>* *Podcast*: *Retro Computing Roundtable <http://rcrpodcast.com/>* (Co-Host) On Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 18:44, 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 > > > >
