Reddit reviews Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition
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We found 7 Reddit comments about Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
For anyone interested in the early days of home-brew computing, I highly recommend Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy.
The following books:
Films/documentaries:
If I remember something else I'll edit the comment :)
Actually, hacker means someone who actively likes to design, dig into and understand systems. Which describes hackathon participants (at least the engaged ones).
What you're thinking of is a cracker. Steven Levy's book gives a good description of the difference (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PDMKIY).
Regardless, your opinion is a little flawed. The reason that most people don't get into technology is because it's considered "difficult". Tools that make understanding simpler, like frameworks, low-cost computers (Raspberry Pi), etc allow those same people to shed any fear they might have. No one should use these tools in enterprise environments. They're primarily for prototyping. It's up to leadership to decide when prototyping ends and production begins.
As for hackathons, I'm sorry PayPal didn't vet their candidates ahead of time. Most companies (like mine) do. A .5% "impressive" rate is actually pretty good. We use hackathons not for the outputted code, but the ideas. We take what's valuable and build an enterprise solution that uses it.
You're not reading the right books. Very few people need to know about buses and registers. Try reading some books about computers that are written for a general audience by journalists. Some examples:
Hopefully they'll keep you engaged and you'll learn things in the process.
Not sure if you are into security tech but some of my favorites....
Also thought I'd include some that I have purchased but not finished yet in case you'd be interested.
I'm not aware of any books that just like this, but here are some recommendations:
Might I also recommend [Steven Levy's Hackers] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003PDMKIY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) and [David Lundstrom's A Few Good Men From UNIVAC] (https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/few-good-men-univac&ved=0ahUKEwjpqoDaxM7VAhUCxWMKHTOPBlwQFghnMBE&usg=AFQjCNGc3A5I8kCL4nccBXVEGf8tBqEy1A).
Both very good reads. I have plenty others ([Cliff Stoll's Cukoo's Egg] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083DJXCM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) is an annual read the me).