Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents cover
Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents
by Ellen Ullman
ISBN: 9781250002488
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danielovichdk · 2023-08-22 · Original thread
Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents https://www.amazon.com/Close-Machine-Technophilia-Its-Discon...
spullara · 2014-12-27 · Original thread
One of my favorite computer science quotes:

"The messiness cannot go into the program; it piles up around the programmer."

— Ellen Ullman, http://www.amazon.com/Close-Machine-Technophilia-Its-Discont...