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History of CS & Programming
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this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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You should read Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy.
It’s not specifically about CS and programming but a bit adjacent to both. It basically covers hackers from the inception of the phrase through to modern day, if you read the updated version which was published in 2011 I think.
Perfect, exactly the type of stuff I'm looking for! Thanks!
No problem. I should point out that it’s a very US-centric version of history. I’m sure it leaves out a ton of international context. If anyone else knows of a book that includes more international context I’d love to read it myself.