Actually, more like Akkadian (the dialect that the /Code of Hammurabi/ is written in) - it isn't the first, but is the best-preserved set of rules and instructions - while not a program (as the Law isn't exactly a monoid[1] of linear instructions that mutate state) it could be used the basis for one.
Actually, more like Akkadian (the dialect that the /Code of Hammurabi/ is written in) - it isn't the first, but is the best-preserved set of rules and instructions - while not a program (as the Law isn't exactly a monoid[1] of linear instructions that mutate state) it could be used the basis for one.
[1] I hope I'm using the term correctly...