|
List Of Computer Books
List of computer-related books which have articles on Wikipedia for themselves or their writers. Programming *Bjarne Stroustrup - ''The C++ Programming Language'' *Brian W. Kernighan, Rob Pike - ''The Practice of Programming'' *Donald Knuth - ''The Art of Computer Programming'' *Ellen Ullman - ''Close to the Machine'' *Ellis Horowitz - ''Fundamentals of Computer Algorithms'' *Eric Raymond - ''The Art of Unix Programming'' *Gerald Weinberg, Gerald M. Weinberg - ''The Psychology of Computer Programming'' *James Gosling - ''The Java Programming Language'' *Joel Spolsky - ''The Best Software Writing I'' *Keith Curtis - ''After the Software Wars'' *Richard M. Stallman - ''Free Software, Free Society'' *Richard P. Gabriel - ''Patterns of Software'' *Richard P. Gabriel - ''Innovation Happens Elsewhere'' Hackers and hacker culture *Steven Levy - ''Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution'' *Douglas Thomas (academic), Douglas Thomas - ''Hacker Culture'' *''Open Sources: Voices from the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarne Stroustrup
Bjarne Stroustrup (; ; born 30 December 1950) is a Danish computer scientist, most notable for the invention and development of the C++ programming language. As of July 2022, Stroustrup is a professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. Early life and education Stroustrup was born in Aarhus, Denmark. His family was working class, and he went to the local schools. He attended Aarhus University 1969–1975 and graduated with a master's degree in mathematics and computer science. His interests focused on microprogramming and machine architecture. He learned the fundamentals of object-oriented programming from its inventor, Kristen Nygaard, who frequently visited Aarhus. In 1979, he received a PhD in computer science from the University of Cambridge, where he was supervised by David Wheeler. His thesis concerned communication in distributed computer systems. Career In 1979, Stroustrup began his career as a member of technical staff in the Computer Science Research Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Software, Free Society
''Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman'' is a collection of writings (mostly essays, with occasional articles, interviews and speech transcripts) by Richard Stallman. It introduces the subject of history and development of the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation, explains authors philosophical position on Free Software movement, deals with the topics of software ethics, copyright and patent laws, as well as business practices in application to computer software. The author proposes Free software licenses (mostly GPL) as a solution to social issues created by proprietary software and described in essays. The introduction is written by Lawrence Lessig, professor at Harvard Law School. The book is available online allowing verbatim (without making changes) copying and distribution of the whole collection, while each essay is licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0 International License. Content Three editions were published by GNU Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Sterling
Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author known for his novels and short fiction and editorship of the ''Mirrorshades'' anthology. In particular, he is linked to the cyberpunk subgenre. Sterling's first science-fiction story, ''Man-Made Self'', was sold in 1976. He is the author of science-fiction novels, including ''Schismatrix'' (1985), '' Islands in the Net'' (1988), and '' Heavy Weather'' (1994). In 1992, he published his first non-fiction book, '' The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier''. Writings Sterling is one of the founders of the cyberpunk movement in science fiction, along with William Gibson, Rudy Rucker, John Shirley, Lewis Shiner, and Pat Cadigan. In addition, he is one of the subgenre's chief ideological promulgators. This has earned him the nickname "Chairman Bruce". He was also one of the first organizers of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop, and is a frequent attendee at the Sycamore Hill Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free As In Freedom (book)
''Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software'' () is a free book licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License about the life of Richard Stallman, written by Sam Williams and published by O'Reilly Media on March 1, 2002. Williams conducted several interviews with Stallman during the writing of the book, as well as with classmates, colleagues of Stallman, and his mother. The book has received positive reviews. Structure The book is divided into a preface, thirteen chapters, an epilogue, three appendices and an index. A copy of the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) is included as Appendix C. License ''Free as in Freedom'' was published under the GNU Free Documentation License version 1.1, which allows modification and redistribution of the text, photographs contained therein, as well as the cover: its texts, photograph and elements of design. Writing Williams has written an article about the process of writing ''FaiF'', recording the license negotiat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Williams (American Journalist)
Sam Williams (born 1969) is an American journalist. He is perhaps best known as the author of a biography of software programmer Richard Stallman Richard Matthew Stallman (; born March 16, 1953), also known by his initials, rms, is an American free software movement activist and programmer. He campaigns for software to be distributed in such a manner that its users have the freedom to ..., '' Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software'' (2002). Prior to beginning ''Free as in Freedom'' he met his wife Tracy. She had originally proposed the concept of the book to him.Williams, Sam. (2002). Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's crusade for free software. O'Reilly. ''Chapter 14'' References External links * * * 1969 births Living people 20th-century American journalists American male journalists {{US-journalist-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Hacker's Dictionary
The Jargon File is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers. The original Jargon File was a collection of terms from technical cultures such as the MIT AI Lab, the Stanford AI Lab (SAIL) and others of the old ARPANET AI/LISP/PDP-10 communities, including Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Carnegie Mellon University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It was published in paperback form in 1983 as ''The Hacker's Dictionary'' (edited by Guy Steele), revised in 1991 as ''The New Hacker's Dictionary'' (ed. Eric S. Raymond; third edition published 1996). The concept of the file began with the Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) that came out of early TX-0 and PDP-1 hackers in the 1950s, where the term hacker emerged and the ethic, philosophies and some of the nomenclature emerged. 1975 to 1983 The Jargon File (referred to here as "Jargon-1" or "the File") was made by Raphael Finkel at Stanford in 1975. From that time until the plug was finally pulled on the SAIL comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric S
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse language, Proto-Norse ''*wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainaz, aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", ''as in the form'' ''Æ∆inrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''*wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwaz, aiwa(z)'' "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form ''Euric''. The second element ''-wikt:ríkr, ríkr'' stems either from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīks, ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic ''wikt:𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, reiks'') or the therefrom derived ''*wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīkijaz, ríkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root *wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃rḗǵs, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suelette Dreyfus
Suelette Dreyfus is a technology researcher, journalist, and writer. Her fields of research include information systems, digital security and privacy, the impact of technology on whistleblowing, health informatics and e-education. Her work examines digital whistleblowing as a form of freedom of expression and the right of dissent from corruption. She is a researcher and lecturer in the Department of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, as well as the principal researcher on an international research project on the impact of digital technologies on whistleblowing. Career Dreyfus' work in e-health has focused on the patient information experience in the health system and the role of technology in error incident reporting in hospital settings. She has co-invented prototypes in information design for pathology reports with the aim of allowing doctors to improve communication with patients and families regarding the status of their diseases in progressive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voices From The Open Source Revolution
Voices or The Voices may refer to: Film and television * ''Voices'' (1920 film), by Chester M. De Vonde, with Diana Allen * ''Voices'' (1973 film), a British horror film * ''Voices'' (1979 film), a film by Robert Markowitz * ''Voices'' (1995 film), a film about British composer Peter Warlock * ''Voices'' (2007 film), a South Korean horror film * ''The Voices'', a 2014 horror comedy film * "Voices" (''Ghost Whisperer''), an episode of the TV drama Literature * ''Voices'' (Indriðason novel), a 2006 translation of a 2003 crime novel by Arnaldur Indriðason * ''Voices'' (Le Guin novel), a 2006 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin * ''Voices'' (magazine), a monthly English literary magazine 1919–1921 *''The Voices'', a 1969 book by Joseph Wechsberg *''The Voices'', a 2003 novel by Susan Elderkin * ''Voices'', the former journal of The Association for Feminist Anthropology Music * ''Voices'', former name of the a cappella group ''Voices in Your Head'' * ''Voices'' (Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hacker Culture
The hacker culture is a subculture of individuals who enjoy—often in collective effort—the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming the limitations of software systems or electronic hardware (mostly digital electronics), to achieve novel and clever outcomes. The act of engaging in activities (such as programming or other mediaThe Hacker Community and Ethics: An Interview with Richard M. Stallman, 2002 (gnu.org)) in a spirit of playfulness and exploration is termed ''hacking''. However, the defining characteristic of a is not the activities performed themselves (e.g. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Thomas (academic)
Douglas Thomas (born 1966) is an American scholar, researcher, and journalist. He is Associate Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California where he studies technology, communication, and culture. He is author or editor of numerous books including ''Reading Nietzsche Rhetorically'' (Guilford, 1998), ''Cybercrime: Security and Surveillance in the Information Age'' (with Brian Loader, Routledge, 2000), ''Hacker Culture'' (University of Minnesota Press, 2002), and ''Technological Visions: The Hopes and Fears that Shape New Technologies'' (with Marita Sturken and Sandra Ball-Rokeach). He has published numerous articles in academic journals and is the founding editor of '' Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media''. In 1998 and 1999, he covered the case of Kevin Mitnick for ''Wired News''. On July 24, 2002, he testified before Congress on the topic of Cyber Terrorism and Critical Infrastructure Protection. His research has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
