How did Bill Gates benefit from writing a school timetable program? Detailed answer

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How did Bill Gates benefit from writing a school timetable program?

At the age of 15, Bill Gates received from the administration of the school where he studied, the task to write a program for the distribution of students into classes. Gates not only completed the task, but also derived some benefit for himself: the program formed such a schedule for him that there were a disproportionate number of interesting girls in his classes.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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