They had to spend the extra time and effort to convert their ideas and programs into a language and a format that was easy for computers of the era to understand – often with the help of additional staff and auxiliary devices.

他们不得不花费额外的时间和精力将他们的想法和程序转换成当时的计算机易于理解的语言和格式——通常需要额外的工作人员和辅助设备的帮助。