Reviews for Programming and algorithms

The average rating for Programming and algorithms based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-03-21 00:00:00 Laura Kennemer Programmers at Work by Susan Lammers is an excellent snapshot into the workings of minds that helped shape the early computer industry. These tech pioneers share their thoughts and musings on a wide range of topics. While the book is a little dated in terms of technology, there are bits of wisdom, ideas, timeless concepts and entertaining stories scattered throughout that are worthwhile to any student of computer history or computer programming. Some sections are dry and drag on for too long but it held my interest for the most part. It was particularly entertaining to be able to compare how close these programmer's predictions about the future have come to our current reality. Some predictions aren't quite correct but some are spot on and way ahead of their time. One standout example is when Jaron Lanier is describing to the interviewer what we now know as virtual reality and augmented reality. This book isn't for every reader but if your interests fall into this particular vein of knowledge, you won't regret reading this book for the insights it offers into tech history, creativity and the spirit of technological innovation. I would love to see a publisher come up with a new series of books similar to this one that feature today's top programmers and technological prophets.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-03-10 00:00:00 Dave Dake She goes around asking some of the earliest programmers about their craft. Apart from specific questions tailored to each person, she asks some common questions such as: Is it a skill or an art? Which programmers do you admire? Did you originally plan to get into programming? What do you think of artificial intelligence? Do you have any code snippets or sketches that exemplify your approach? Why is programming so obsessive? What are the things you do apart from programming? A lot of programmers fly planes, apparently. Good read!