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Coders : the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world / Clive Thompson

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Author:
Thompson, Clive 1968-  Search this
Physical description:
436 pages ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2019
Notes:
NMAHMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.
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"-- Provided by publisher
Topic:
Computer programmers  Search this
Computer programming--Social aspects  Search this
Computer programming--Psychological aspects  Search this
Interpersonal relations  Search this
Information technology--Social aspects  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1105790