Close to the Machine (25Th Anniversary Edition) Technophilia and Its Discontents

This 25th Anniversary Edition of Close to the Machine, featuring a new introduction by Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley, resurfaces Ellen Ullman's astonishing account of computing and the ways it shapes our very existence. A Salon Best Book of the Year In 1997, the computer was still a relatively new tool--a sleek and unforgiving machine that was beyond the grasp of most users. With intimate and unflinching detail, the software engineer Ellen Ullman examines the strange ecstasy of being at the forefront of the predominantly male technological revolution, and the difficulty of translating the inherent messiness of human life into artful and efficient code. Close to the Machine is an elegant and revelatory meditation on the dawn of the digital era. "There are no crazed hackers here; no zen-master software moguls; no media stereotypes; just a wonderfully written book about Ullman's days and nights at the heart of the new machine. I recommend it with unfettered enthusiasm."--San Francisco Chronicle

ISBN:	9781250884121
Publisher:	Picador USA
Imprint:	Picador USA
Published date:	06 Dec 2022
Language:	English
Number of pages:	208
Weight:	454g
Height:	210mm
Width:	137mm
Spine width:	25mm

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