[antiRepublicrat]

Code breaking and writing a test for machines doesn’t translate to “father of computer science”.

He didn't just write a test, he was a pioneer in computational theory, especially the stored-program computer. He didn't just break individual codes, he created the theories and techniques that allowed complex codebreaking in general.

And buggery laws were and still are sound laws that should be prosecuted.

At the expense of the advancement of the country? I wonder how things would have been had Turning been outed in 1938, most likely leaving Enigma unbroken. Computers would surely be years behind where they are now. Talk about cutting off the nose to spite the face.

[TomOnTheRun]

Talk about cutting off the nose to spite the face.

I'm sure he would find castrating a few more fags to be sufficient compensation.

[Nathan Zachary]

"he was a pioneer in computational theory,"

Maybe, but not the first. And definitely not the "father of computer sciences"

[Nathan Zachary]

The earliest programming "languages" predate the invention of the computer. Joseph Marie Jacquard invented the Jacquard loom in 1801, The loom is controlled by punchcards with punched holes, each row of which corresponds to one row of the design. Multiple rows of holes are punched on each card and the many cards that compose the design of the textile are strung together in order.

That is simple programing "language".

[steve-b]

I wonder how things would have been had Turning been outed in 1938, most likely leaving Enigma unbroken.

I remember an alternate history about a successful Operation Sealion that used that as the divergence point.