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The Bug
by Ellen Ullman
Description: The Bug by Ellen Ullman follows Roberta Watson, a quality assurance tester, and programmer Ethan Levin as they work to identify a critical error in their company's software before it causes major damage to the business and their careers
ISBN: 1400032350
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ndaiger · 2010-11-12 · Original thread
The author wrote the only novel I'm aware of that really illustrates what it's like to debug software.

It's called The Bug, and I'd recommend it much more than I would this Salon article.

http://www.amazon.com/Bug-Ellen-Ullman/dp/1400032350/