Go to: The Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Scientists and Iconoclasts who were the Hero Programmers of the Software Revolution
by Steve Lohr
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Author: Steve LohrEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10
ISBN: 0465042252
Number of pages: 275
Publisher: Basic Books
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Book Review: A collection of stories, poorly edited and without coherence
Summary: 2 Stars
As a lifelong software developer, avid history buff, and now, author, I looked forward to this book, as it combines the two great loves of my life - code and history. Unfortunately, my "third" hat - author - causes me to cringe in abject horror when reading this volume. The book DOES contain interesting information about the evolution and revolutions of software development. The book DOES contain interesting anecdotes and quotes of the software gods. The book is just NOT a very good read. Programmers: read Stroustrup's DESIGN AND EVOLUTION OF C++ if you want to see inside the mind of a software god. Everyone else, read someting more like HACKERS (Levy's - NOT the movie) for a powerful, interesting historical tome.Written from the perspective of a journalist, each chapter iterates and re-iterates through the basic definitions of computer terms: what is an operating system?, etc. Far too much explanation, and far too little exploration of the topics creates a read much like that of a high school history report. There is none of the emotion and excitement of Levy's HACKERS, nor, in fact, any of the depth. This seems to be the result of a long research project, spent reading articles and gleaning quotes, rather than a labor of love.
Certainly, the author covers the subject, but in a manner so devoid of personal interest, it leaves all but the most concerted reader cold. Personally, I've picked up the book three times now, and skimmed various chapters. I'm finally giving up; the book is just not a good read, no matter the hard work and good intentions.
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