Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
 

Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age

by Paul Graham

"The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences." --from "Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age," by Paul Graham We are living in the computer age, in a world increasingly designed and engineered by computer programmers and software designers, by people who call themselves... (read more)

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A great collection of essays. He had me from chapter 1, "Why Nerds Are Unpopular," and continued to entertain and enlighten most of the way. A few chapters were laborious, but on the whole I heartily recommend.

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  • plasticspam

    plasticspam said:

    Its entertaining when a nerd discusses british history and economics, without any idea on either......

    posted Tuesday, June 26 2007
  • Kevin

    kevin said:

    I just finished the interview chapter with Paul Graham in Founders at Work. It's another great book to read if you enjoyed this one.

    posted Wednesday, June 13 2007
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