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by naedish 2205 days ago
I'm not sure if he is still programming now (he was a few years ago at least) but Jeff Whittle started programming in 1962 on a Ferranti Sirius[0]. He was awarded an AO (Order of Australia) for his services to the Mining Industry a few years ago due to his mining optimisation software.

[0]https://whittleconsulting.com.au/livebook/downloads/3.5-Stor...