[MichaelGagnon]

From the article: "Should the mantle of 'creator' lie with the program or the programmer?"

Strangely enough, this was the exact dilemma that Clarissa faced in in Episode 29 of Clarissa Explains it All, "Poetic Justice," in which she developed a program that generated poetry. When her program's poetry won the school's contest, she decided to publicly relinquish her award to her computer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Clarissa_Explains_It_Al...

[kiba]

What an obscure reference to use. That show aired from 1991 to 1994, when I was a mere toddler.

[zeteo]

Wait ten more years, you'll also be able to use obscure references.

[MichaelGagnon]

As far as pop-culture goes, I think Clarissa still holds the cake for female programmer characters. Acid burn (from Hackers) is a close second...

[alanfalcon]

My winner is Veronica Mars's Mac whose scheme to get a new car was downright evil genius (scalable too, but she chose to limit herself). Of course, Burn was right, RISC changed everything, though not yet in desktop PCs.

[Blocks8]

Learn something new everyday -- Clarissa was a programmer! Loved that show!