Multiple choice technology programming languages Who is generally credited with being the first computer programmer? Blaise Pascal Ada Lovelace Jean-Benoit Fortran William Henry Gates II Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation Ada Lovelace wrote notes on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1800s, including what is considered the first computer algorithm - a method for calculating Bernoulli numbers. Pascal was earlier but built calculators, not programs.