History and origins: When computers first started coming out, computer companies needed people to program operating systems and programs for them. Since you sat at a desk all day, it was seen as an easy, but low-paying career choice. So the computer programming career was dominated by women in the 1960s. Soon, however, men dominated the field through discrimination and the need for work. The labor sector paid more, so companies wanted to hire “higher quality” employees, and that meant men, at that time men were seen as better workers, because they didn't have to deal with children. Additionally, as programming became more complex, a degree in mathematics was needed. Because women had fewer rights, it was harder for women to get into college, it was easier for men to get jobs, and so programming became a man's or "nerd's" job. The first substantial computer was the giant ENIAC machine created by John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania. ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator) used 10 decimal digit words instead of binary ones like previous automated calculators/computers. The ENIAC was also the first machine to use more than 2,000 vacuum tubes, using nearly 18,000 vacuum tubes. And storing all those vacuum tubes and machinery needed to keep the machine cool took up over 167 square meters (1800 square feet) of floor space. Never the remainder, it had punched card input and output and arithmetically had 1 multiplier, 1 divisor-square root and 20 adders using decimal "ring counters", which served as adders and also as quick access readout (0.0002 seconds ). writing register storage. Function: Computer programmers write code to create software programs. Programmers turn the p... middle of paper ... computer screen and chatter of many colleagues, but you may get paid more for a larger company. Detailed Budget: Money Incoming or Outgoing Other Expenses Total WWU-$9172/year-$5596/year-$14768/year Part-time work+$8000/year+$0/year+$8000/yearPossible scholarships+$14,000+ $0/year+$14,000Total:+$14,000 then -$6,768/yearWorks CitedBellis, Mary. "The History of Computers - Timeline of the History of Computers." About.com Inventors. About.com, March 5, 2014. Web. May 12, 2014."Computer programming used to be a woman's job." Smithsonian. Np, nd Web. May 13, 2014."History of computers." History of computers. Np, nd Web. May 11, 2014."Summary." US Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d. Web. May 13, 2014."What Does a Computer Programmer Do?" About.com Career Planning. Np, nd Web. May 13 2014.