Books like Code Source

Loved Code Source by Bill Gates? Here are 9 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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9 books

1Hard Drive
Hard Drive
Jim Erickson
A detailed account of Gates and the early years of Microsoft, written from reporting rather than memory.
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2Hackers
Hackers
Steven Levy
A history of the early computer hobbyists and programmers whose culture shaped the personal computer era.
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3Where Wizards Stay up Late
Where Wizards Stay up Late
Matthew Lyon
An account of the people and early institutions behind computer networking, told through the researchers who built it.
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4Showstopper
Showstopper
G. Pascal Zachary
A look at the engineering culture and pressures inside Microsoft during the development of one of its key products.
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5Insanely Great
Insanely Great
Steven Levy
A history of the Macintosh project that shows how a small group of computer enthusiasts shaped a product.
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6Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
A biography of another founder of the personal computer era, built on interviews and close attention to early life and character.
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7Coders
Coders
Clive Thompson
A survey of how programmers think and work, drawn from interviews and reporting on the people who write code.
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8Educated
Educated
Tara Westover
A memoir of a childhood shaped by strong family beliefs and the slow path toward education and self-definition.
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9Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy
J. D. Vance
A memoir of family, place and upbringing that examines how a childhood and its pressures shape a later life.
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