A curated list of books, technical articles, related works, and news and tech magazine cover stories relevant to the history detailed in "Hardcore Software"
Dec 18, 2022·edited Dec 18, 2022Liked by Steven Sinofsky
Great list Steven. I think that Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely was a great primer on the Valley, even if many found it unflattering within the technology sector. Its gossipy nature was accessible to a neophyte like myself and foreshadowed people like Valleywag, Pando Daily and The Information. Mark Stephens still writes great posts at Cringely.com
I would add The Hacker's Dictionary by Eric Raymond - language can teach us a lot about where people are coming from.
I think Microserfs by Douglas Coupland is important for the way popular culture reflected back a picture of pre-social big tech in a way that was at odds with how people in the industry perceived it.
I still miss rigour of Byte magazine and was a bit surprised to see that Dr Dobbs Journal didn't make the cut.
If I gift a subscription will they have access to all the back issues?
Thanks
Thank you for this. Especially that Amazon list!
Great list Steven. I think that Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely was a great primer on the Valley, even if many found it unflattering within the technology sector. Its gossipy nature was accessible to a neophyte like myself and foreshadowed people like Valleywag, Pando Daily and The Information. Mark Stephens still writes great posts at Cringely.com
I would add The Hacker's Dictionary by Eric Raymond - language can teach us a lot about where people are coming from.
I think Microserfs by Douglas Coupland is important for the way popular culture reflected back a picture of pre-social big tech in a way that was at odds with how people in the industry perceived it.
I still miss rigour of Byte magazine and was a bit surprised to see that Dr Dobbs Journal didn't make the cut.