Coders : : the Making of a new Tribe and the Remaking of the World
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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"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2019.
Year Published: 2019
Description: 436 pages ; 25 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780735220560
0735220565
SUBJECTS
Computer programmers.
Computer programming -- Social aspects.
Computer programming -- Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Information technology -- Social aspects.