Karen Sparck Jones

January 3, 2019 ·Updated April 25, 2026 ·1 min read

“Computing is too important to be left to men.”

I had never heard of Karen Sparck Jones before, I’m thankful I have now:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/obituaries/karen-sparck-jones-overlooked.html

We have a team of linguists / developers at Yoast, looks like we owe her a great deal.

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