I'm interested in tech books that are aimed at a more general, non-technical audience. Which book would you recommend to, say, a curious friend?
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I'm interested in tech books that are aimed at a more general, non-technical audience. Which book would you recommend to, say, a curious friend?
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Dreaming in Code by Scott Rosenberg is excellent, both for programmers (every coder alike should read it!) and non-programmers. It really helps explain why software is what it is: the nature of bugs, shifting production schedules, general weirdness, and all!
This has me at the author's note:
Sounds fantastic -- exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for the recommendation, Jason!
I would recommend Kevin Mitnick Ghost in the wires. More about the starts of cyberhacking and his story but really great to read something a little bit less technically. And I recommend also Permanent Record from Edward Snowden !
Sounds really fun, like an updated Catch Me If You Can. Tech + true crime always make for a great story (as the writers at Wired would no doubt testify).
Thank you, Alex!
Exactly ! There is a movie adaptation of the book but I will recommend to read it instead. Yes Wired has some really great articles !
Thanks for the heads up -- I wouldn't want to spoil the book!
My current recommendation is Algorithms to Live By, by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths. It's a light-hearted (and also informative) look at how computer science has solved all of life's problems. Spoiler: it hasn't really ... but the book is still good fun.