With such an eclectic group, lammers touched on the popular platforms, languages, and applications of the day, including cpm, basic, and visicalc. Interviews with 19 programmers who shaped the computer industry tempus updated edition by susan lammers editor, susan m. Programmers at work is a collection of captivating interviews with 20 of todays most notable programmers. Susan lammers interviews 19 programmers to understand what spawned the microcomputer industry. With this post, i will wander a bit out of the programmers at work box and take a little interlude to digress to current events. Computer programmers, computer programming, interviews. The people, power and politics behind the ibm personal computerny. She touches on the popular platforms, languages, and applications of the day, including cpm, basic, and visicalc. Charles simonyi, coding, history of personal computer industry, peter norvig, programming. She also explores the boundaries where programming meets music, mathematics, and gaming. Susan lammers is the author of programmers at work 4. Mental imagery in program design and visual programming. Susan lammers interviewed 19 programmers along these lines to capture and understand what spawned the microcomputer industry. Many experts report that they learned more about programming by reading the programs written by others than by writing programs on their own.
Interviews with 19 programmers who shaped the computer industry. Back in the 80s i wrote a book entitled programmers at work. Interviews with 19 programmers who shaped the computer industry tempus paperback. Programmers at work interviews isbn 09148457, microsoft press 1986. As chief executive officer of microsoft, william h. If one grants certain similarities between the programming and writing processes, then the critical perspectives adopted by the readers of literature may be generalizable to the readers of program texts. Microsoft press, 1986 interviews with many of the people discussed in this weeks readings james chposky and ted leonsis, blue magic. There are many collections of short biographies of mathematicians, and a few of computer scientists, but thats not quite the same as programmers. Many of the products these programmers were working on are now staples of daily life like the pdf file format, the word suite, and the mac operating system. Project 1 susan babbage accounting free pdf file sharing.
A collection of interviews that probe the minds of 20 of the most notable programmers. If you want to know what programmers do, the best thing is to read their code, but failing that or in. Computer programming computer programmers toru iwantani dan bricklin andy hertzfeld gary kildall butler. It consisted of 19 indepth interviews with a handful of the amazing individuals who spurred the pc revolution through their creation of key software programs and companies. Literary criticism and programming pedagogy proceedings. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods. Now im putting up this site in an experiment to make the interviews available for reading and discussion. Bill gates is considered one of the driving forces behind todays personal computing and office automation. Programmers at work by susan lammers is a series of interviews with programmers charles simonoyi, gary kildall, bill gates, daniel ratliff and so on, in the 80s when microsoft had just 160 employees, multimedia was a buzzword, and bill gates was trying to understand how.
Favorite quotations from programmers at work by susan. In depth interviews with pc software pioneers including dan bricklin, robert carr, bill gates and andy hertzfeld. Copyright 1986, 2008, all rights reserved, susan lammers. Its remarkable how much you can learn from other programmers. A spelling checker chapter of programming pearls, jon bentley. You have to simulate in your mind how the programs going to work, and you have to. Programmers at work 1986 a collection of interviews with renowned programmers by susan lammers interviews available for free on her blog submitted december 12, 2016 at 11. Today i read programmers at work, a 1986 book of interviews by susan lammers i got the.
Interviews with 19 programmers who shaped the computer industry by susan lammers. Programmers at work butler lampson1986 butler lampson currently a senior engineer at the systems research center of digital equipment corporation in palo alto, california, butler lampson was an associate professor of computer science at the university of california, berkeley, a founder of the. Programmers at work many years back my uncle peter roizen was one of the chapters in the book programmers at work. The power of penpoint isbn 0201577631, addisonwesley 1991. Like many influential programmers, in the early seventies you spent time at. It consisted of 19 indepth interviews with a handful of the amazing individuals. The interviews highlight the forces, the events, and the personality traits that influenced todays software movers and shakers. Programmers at work, by susan lammers 1986, interviews the creators of. Interviews with 19 programmers who shaped the computer industry tempus download pdf mobi epub kindle. Panelists were dan bricklin, robert carr, andy hertzfeld, scott kim, jaron lanier, ray ozzie, jef raskin, and charles simonyi. Interviews with 19 programmers who shaped the computer industry tempus by susan lammers. Susan lammers, author of programmers at work, chaired the panel. I eventually gave up physics, because i found computer work a lot more interesting.
My aim was to explore the creative process, what sparked the software they created, what ideas. Among the interviewees are andy hertzfield macintosh operating system, john warnock postscript and c. Bill gates is considered one of the driving forces behind todays personal computing and office automation industry. I went to hear dan ariely, a professor at mit who works both with the economics department and the media lab, discuss his research and book predictably irrational. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Via scott rosenberg whose book dreaming in code i think we mentioned here before, i learn than susan lammers is making the interviews from her 1984 book programmers at work available on the web here is how she describes the goals of her new site.
Out of their minds nnoo o onnee i sis t thhee f firirsstt t too d doo a annything ything. Lammers, published 1986, microsoft press, 392 pages. While the book is a little dated in terms of technology, there are bits of wisdom, ideas, timeless concepts and entertaining. The caption reads, this program demonstrates how raskin embeds executable code into text that is produced by a word processor. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gates started his career in computer software at a young age. Im susan lammers, author of programmers at work, a book of interviews i wrote and edited back in 1986 when i worked at microsoft. Favorite quotations from programmers at work by susan lammers engtech internet duct tape you can have either high productivity or a great deal of control. Outlines a vision for pen computing and provides a. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. These tech pioneers share their thoughts and musings on a wide range of topics. Interviews with 19 programmers who shaped the computer industry tempus. Thats the tradeoff programmers and users find themselves making all the time. It consisted of 19 in depth interviews with a handful of the amazing individuals.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. An example of the kind of documentation i speak of appears as part of an interview i did for susan lammers s programmers at work. Books more information find this pin and more on code on by convivial studio. Programmers at work by susan lammers is an excellent snapshot into the workings of minds that helped shape the early computer industry. Programming is an engineering profession chapter 18 of essays in computing science, c. Both gates and microsoft cofounder, paul allen, worked as programming consultants while attending high school in seattle, washington. Interviews with 19 programmers who shaped the computer industry by susan lammers 128 ratings, 4. With such an eclectic group, lammers touched on the popular platforms, languages, and applications of the day, including cp m, basic, and visicalc.