Hackers and Painters
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A new book from O’Reilly the best technical publisher in the world.
Hackers & Painters
Big Ideas from the Computer Age,
By Paul Graham,
May 2004.
ISBN: 0-596-00662-4
271 pages, $22.95 US, $33.95 CA, £15.95 UK.
Written in clear, narrative style, Hackers & Painters examines issues such as the rightness of web-based applications, the programming language renaissance, spam filtering, the Open Source Movement, Internet startups and more. In each essay, Graham moves beyond widely held beliefs about the way that programmers work as he tells important stories about the kinds of people behind tech innovations, revealing distinctions about their characters and their craft. No hackers reading this book will fail to recognize themselves within these pages. No programmer will put it down without new thoughts actively percolating.
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including a sample chapter, table of contents, reviews, and more.
Also see the review,
Embracing the Art of Hacking
By Michelle Delio. Wired
May. 19, 2004, which says “The chapters on general rules of good design as they apply to
programming, painting and any creative endeavor are by far the best in
the book.”