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Thompson, Clive, 1968-
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Computer programmers.
Computer programming -- Social aspects.
Computer programming -- Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
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Thompson, Clive, 1968-
Computer programmers.
Computer programming -- Social aspects.
Computer programming -- Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
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Coders : the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world / Clive Thompson.
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Thompson, Clive, 1968-
Penguin Press, 2019.
Call #:
005
.1092
T469c
Subjects
Computer programmers.
Computer programming -- Social aspects.
Computer programming -- Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
ISBN:
9780735220560 (hc.)
Description:
436 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-422) and index.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
"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."--From publisher.
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005.1092 T469c
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