> Margaret Hamilton worked out how to write bug-free software during the Apollo 11 project. The IT industry collectively went, "meh."
That's an often repeated myth but it collapses the moment one digs a bit further (rather than swallowing preposterous statements). She was a glorified manager at best, others did the programming that actually mattered.
Hal Laning [2] was primarily responsible for what Hamilton gets credit for.
[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/18yum8s/no_marg...