Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software

Rosenberg, Scott

ISBN 10: 1400082463 / ISBN 13: 9781400082469

Published by Crown Publishers, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software
• Publisher: Crown Publishers
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400082463
• ISBN 13: 9781400082469
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 5th Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Their story takes us through a maze of dead ends and exhilarating breakthroughs as they and their colleagues wrestle not only with the abstraction of code but with the unpredictability of human behavior,
especially their own. Along the way, we encounter black holes, turtles, snakes, dragons, axe-sharpening, and yak-shaving—and take a guided tour through the theories and methods, both brilliant and misguided, that litter the history of software development, from the famous “mythical man-month” to Extreme Programming. Not just for technophiles but for anyone captivated by the drama of invention, Dreaming in Code offers a window into both the information age and the workings of the human mind.

About the Author

SCOTT ROSENBERG is an award-winning journalist and the cofounder of Salon.com, where he served as technology editor, then managing editor, and is now vice president for new projects. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wired, The San Francisco Examiner, and other publications.