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Insightful books about Computing

Swaroop Chitlur

Jul 28, 2005

Banker asked me whether “you know of any good IT bios, or books related to gaming or animation or coding that are interesting enough to a layperson”.

So, I came up with:

  • Hackers and Painters

    • Sampler: Why smart people have bad ideas
  • Joel on Software, the book

    • Sampler: Hitting the High Notes

Any other recommendations?

Note to self: I should read all the essays in these books as well.

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