Coders : the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Penguin, ©2019Description: 436 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780735220584
- 005.109 23 THO-C
- QA76.6 .T4496 2019
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Books | IIITD Reference | Computer Science and Engineering | CB 005.109 THO-C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | DBT Project Grant | 012799 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"--
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