Close to the Machine
Download or Read eBook Close to the Machine PDF written by Ellen Ullman and published by Picador. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ellen Ullman |
| Publisher | : Picador |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2012-02-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781250024589 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1250024587 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Close to the Machine by : Ellen Ullman
Book excerpt: With a New Introduction by Jaron Lanier 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, 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 mediation on the dawn of the digital era.
