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

"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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Main Author: Thompson, Clive, 1968- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2019.
Subjects:
Computer programmers.
Computer programming > Social aspects.
Computer programming > Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Information technology > Social aspects.
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Table of 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.

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