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	Podcast:		50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
	Episode:		Compiler
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:08:58
	Publish Date:		2017-01-07 14:00:00
	Description:		Installing Windows might take 5,000 years without the compiler, a remarkable innovation which made modern computing possible. Tim Harford tells a compelling story which has at its heart a pioneering woman called Grace Hopper who – along the way – single-handedly invented the idea of open source software too. The compiler evolved into COBOL – one of the first computer languages – and led to the distinction between hardware and software. Producer: Ben Crighton Editors: Richard Knight and Richard Vadon (Image: Grace M. Hopper, Credit: Bettman/Getty Images)
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