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

By:

Thompson, Clive

Material type: Text

9780735220584

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: CodersDDC classification:

005.109 23 THO-C

LOC classification:

QA76.6 .T4496 2019

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"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD Reference	Computer Science and Engineering	CB 005.109 THO-C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	DBT Project Grant		012799

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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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