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2020

Format:	Book
Author:	Thompson, Clive, 1968- author.
Title:	Coders : the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world / Clive Thompson.
Publisher, Date:	[New York, NY] : Penguin Books, 2020. ©2019
Description:	436 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:	"[An] 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.
Subjects:	Computer programmers. Computer programming -- Social aspects. Computer programming -- Psychological aspects. Interpersonal relations. Information technology -- Social aspects.
Notes:	"Portions of this book first appeared The New York Times magazine and Wired"--Copyright page. Place of publication taken from publisher's website. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
LCCN:	2018051657
ISBN:	9780735220584 0735220581 9780735220560
Other Number:	1109436376
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Control Number:	844915
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Call Number:	005.109 Thompson

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