Hackers
Steven Levy · A history of the early programmers and tinkerers who built the personal computer revolution.
3 people say it helped them, in their own words on Hacker News.
What people said
This book inspired me greatly when I read it as a high school sophomore. After reading it, I taught myself Pascal
For me it use to be "Hackers" by Steven Levy, I will go on massive coding binges after reading that.
helped me change career directions to be a programmer in Silicon Valley and eventually get a PhD and teach programming at the university level.
Description from Open Library
Today, technology is cool. Owning the most powerful computer, the latest high-tech gadget, and the whizziest website is a status symbol on a par with having a flashy car or a designer suit.
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And a media obsessed with the digital explosion has reappropriated the term "computer nerd" so that it's practically synonymous with "entrepreneur." Yet, a mere fifteen years ago, wireheads hooked on tweaking endless lines of code were seen as marginal weirdos, outsiders whose world would never resonate with the mainstream. That was before one pioneering work documented the underground computer revolution that was about to change our world forever.
With groundbreaking profiles of Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, and more, Steven Levy's Hackers brilliantly captures a seminal moment when the risk takers and explorers were poised to conquer twentieth-century America's last great frontier. And in the Internet age, "the hacker ethic" -- first espoused here -- is alive and well. - Back cover.
What people got from it AI summary
Best if you want a spark to start coding or get back into it.
- Sparked learning to program
- Triggered coding binges
- Inspired self-teaching
Style
Story & memoir · 456 pages
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