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Every new programming language is created to do something previously impossible. Today, there are quite a few to choose from. But which ones do you really need to know? This episode dives into the history of programming languages. We recognize the genius of \u201cAmazing Grace,\u201d also known as Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. It\u2019s thanks to her that developers don\u2019t need a PhD in mathematics to write their programs in machine code. We\u2019re joined by Carol Willing of Project Jupyter, former Director of the Python Software Foundation, and Clive Thompson, a contributor to The New York Times Magazine and Wired who\u2019s writing a book about how programmers think.