![]() This consisted of eighty-eight subroutines implementing mathematical operations like the calculation of trigonometric functions and arithmetic operations on complex numbers. Much of the book is dedicated to explaining the library. the first use of the term " assembly" in programming, though with a somewhat different meaning than the modern use of the term.the first explanation of using a memory dump for debugging a program, which the book called a "post-mortem routine".the first account of a library of reusable code.It was the first book to describe a number of important concepts in programming, including: A computer operator working next to a filing cabinet containing the subroutine library for the EDSAC computer. ![]()
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