ENGLISH

Coders: the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world

By Clive , Ruiz , René;Thompson

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group;Penguin Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780735220577, 9780735220560, 1513642537, 9781984838827, 1984838822
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1200599 bytes)
Pages
1 sound file\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Computer programmers;Computer programming--Psychol

Description

"From acclaimed tech writer Clive Thompson, a brilliant and immersive anthropological reckoning with the most powerful tribe in the world today, computer programmers - where they come from, how they think, what makes for greatness in their world, and what should give us pause"--;The software update that changed reality -- The four waves of coders -- Constant frustration and bursts of joy -- Among the INTJs -- The cult of efficiency -- 10x, rock stars, and the myth of meritocracy -- The ENIAC girls vanish -- Hackers, crackers, and freedom fighters -- Cucumbers, Skynet, and rise of the AI -- Scale, trolls, and big tech -- Blue-collar coding.

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