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Hackers & Painters

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Genres: O'Reilly Media, Technology, Non-Fiction
Non-Public Domain : Copyright © 2008 O'Reilly Media, Inc.
$ 18.99

Hackers & Painters

 the unbound edition

Paul Graham

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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Cody  2 of 5 stars

Meh. This started out promising. While it may provide inspirational fodder for young, technological entrepreneurs, everyone else might soon find the tone obnoxious and constant extrapolation tedious.

Graham is at his best when he sticks to what he knows: programming and business technol...more...



David  1 of 5 stars

Paul Graham, you are a genius. Whatever the jocks said to you in high school is nullified by this masterwork of intellectual exploration.

Now let me say what I really think of you. You're a raging narcissist who makes absolutely no attempt to formulate a valid argument.

'Hacker...more...



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