Coders : the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world
Thompson, Clive
Coders : the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world by Clive Thompson - New York : Penguin, ©2019 - 436 p. ; 24 cm
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"--
9780735220584
2018051657
Computer programmers.
Computer programming--Social aspects.
Computer programming--Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Information technology--Social aspects.
005.109 / THO-C
Coders : the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world by Clive Thompson - New York : Penguin, ©2019 - 436 p. ; 24 cm
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"--
9780735220584
2018051657
Computer programmers.
Computer programming--Social aspects.
Computer programming--Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Information technology--Social aspects.
005.109 / THO-C