ReK2 reviewed Hackers by Steven Levy
A must read to anyone trying to understand hackers
5 stars
Best hacking book ever
[electronic resource] /, 659 pages
English language
Published May 30, 2010 by O'Reilly Media.
4 stars
(8 reviews)
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (ISBN 0-385-19195-2) is a book by Steven Levy about hacker culture. It was published in 1984 in Garden City, New York by Doubleday. Levy describes the people, the machines, and the events that defined the Hacker Culture and the Hacker Ethic, from the early mainframe hackers at MIT, to the self-made hardware hackers and game hackers. The book saw an edition with a new afterword (entitled "Afterword: Ten Years After") by the author in 1994. In 2010, a 25th anniversary edition with updated material was published by O'Reilly.
writh reviewed Hackers by Steven Levy
Review of 'Hackers' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I loved this book. It introduced me to hackerism and opensource ethics. I read it years ago, and re-read it this year. It made me want to hack something. It explores the romance of late nights, bathed in the cold glow of monitor, surrounded by the clacking of keyboards.
dgw reviewed Hackers by Steven Levy
Review of 'Hackers' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I agree with the reviewers who say the prose is unnecessarily flowery and verbose, but most of the text is so interesting that it doesn't matter. (I'm predisposed to excuse the verbosity anyway, as anyone who's read my own writing can attest.)
Subjects
- Computer engineering
- Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)
- Computer programming
- Computer hackers
- Artificial intelligence
- Research