As a programming student i feel sometimes we go a bit too technical and we lose the philosophy and the main point of what we are doing.

What are some great books (classics and none) to read on programming?

I’m interested to the topic of programming and computer science in general but especially to the cypherpunk philosophy and to concepts like the story of internet, the philosophy that led to the beginning of it etc…

  • OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Although I also read and was influenced by The Cathedral and The Bazaar shortly after it was published, I find it difficult to recommend, given that ESR went off the deep end. The book is a good interesting read, just get a PDF of it and don’t go digging.

    • vent@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I was curious about what you meant by “went off the deep end”, so I digged and… ooof… His Political Beliefs and Activism section in his wiki is not good, that’s all I’ll say.