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Programmers at Work

Programmers at Work is a collection of technical interviews with nineteen prominent software developers from the early personal computer era. The interviews, published by Microsoft Press in 1986, were designed to capture the personalities and driving forces behind the development of innovative algorithms, computer systems, application software, and video…

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Author
Susan Lammers
Publication date
1986 (first edition) 1989 (Tempus Books reprint) 2026 (40th anniversary edition)
Publisher
Microsoft Press (1986 edition), 8080 Books/Simon & Schuster (2026 edition)
Language
English
Subject
Computer Programming

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Programmers at Work

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Programmers at Work

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related to Reception · 10
Programmers at Work → Erik Sandberg-Diment, In, It, Paris Review, Programmers, Steven Levy, The New York Times, Wired, Work, Xerox PARC
related to Introduction · 7
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ISBN · 1
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Programmers at Work → 1986 (first edition) 1989 (Tempus Books reprint) 2026 (40th anniversary edition)
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Programmers at Work → Microsoft Press (1986 edition), 8080 Books/Simon & Schuster (2026 edition)
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Programmers at Work → Computer Programming
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Programmers at Work → collection of technical interviews with nineteen prominent software developers from the early personal computer era

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