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Man, I thought when we left Reddit shit was going to change?
First off, SHE didn't write all the code, she led a team (And probably wrote a decent chunk herself). It wasn't by hand it was on computers, no one writes computer code by hand, that's just blatantly a myth, even punch cards were normally done BY the computer, not "by hand".
Also something I've questioned before is if that's really "The source code" and not maybe 11 copies (There's 11 binders there) Though most reports from reputable sources say that's "Listings". AKA that's the logging, not the code itself. The code itself may be printed out but would be kept on Punch cards (Again printed by the computer, not by hand). And the final form was actually a rope. (no really)
The thing is the story of Margaret Hamilton (And in fact most programmers of the time) is incredible enough. But when you blatantly lie like this it actually diminishes her accomplishment because it's obviously false and people will tear it down or disbelieve it because it's blatant misinformation.
This is why I left Next Fucking Level, because it became misinformation and karma whoring. It became about the "Story" rather than the actual person/skill/talent/figure. But on Reddit the reason was because people wanted Karma. Shouldn't we have left the basement tier BS and lying behind as well?
The listings are the source code in printable form, what are you talking about? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59678641/what-is-meant-by-listings-for-your-program
Stop spreading false information about things you know nothing about.
So random guy on Stack overflow, or the Smithsonian Magazine, interviewing the guy who handles those listings... but hey, maybe he's never looked at them because he's probably not a good curator.
Even your link mentions "All files". Ever think logs could be included in those files? Even Wikipedia mentions that "data" in a human readable form can be called a "listing".
So maybe chill out next time instead of jumping on your high horse to prove someone wrong. Words can mean more than one thing, and I'd say my source is probably a little better than Stack overflow.
Sorry I am just a programmer and have no idea what I am talking about, obviously. /s