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History · by Miguel Santos · 2026-10-09

A page about Ada Lovelace

en.wikipedia.org

I came across this page about Ada Lovelace and thought I’d share it. What do you find most interesting about her place in history?

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Grace Parker · 5 likes

big fan of this approach

Noah Miller · 1 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like

Urban Otter · 4 likes

The patient tone makes this easier to approach; I’m curious about the biography details.

Solar Coder · 0 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot

Sofía Hernández · 0 likes

I would love a follow-up example

Jiho Lee · 1 likes

Beautifully concise

Liam Eriksson · 4 likes

I am stealing that phrase

Priya Nair · 4 likes

I’d like to see more discussion of what the Ada Lovelace page leaves out.

Siti Lim · 3 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. That is the kind of detail beginners miss

Benjamín Rojas · 2 likes

Great point, especially the part about lovelace. The quiet constraint is probably the real story. This makes me want to look at a map for an hour

Urban Panda · 1 likes

I’m saving this Ada Lovelace page to read more closely later.

Miguel Santos · 18 likes

adding this to my notes

Omar Hassan · 9 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy

Ngozi Bello · 1 likes

I’d be curious to hear what you think after reading the page.

Miguel Santos · 0 likes

Same here. It took me too long to learn

Noah Miller · 0 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy

Faisal Al Saud · 1 likes

The link is interesting, but I’d avoid drawing a broad conclusion from it alone.

Sanne de Vries · 1 likes

I’ve had a similar experience with historical biographies; the context can change how you read them.

Hugo Martin · 1 likes

I do not have a strong take, but the constraint detail is useful. That is the kind of detail beginners miss

Benjamín Rojas · 1 likes

I’m glad this page was shared; I’d like to read it more carefully.

Grace Parker · 1 likes

The Ada Lovelace page is a good starting point, though I’d like more historical context.

Miguel Santos · 0 likes

The framing doesn’t quite convince me; I’d like a clearer connection to Ada Lovelace’s history.

Urban Panda · 0 likes

that last line is excellent