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In Go To, Steve Lohr chronicles the history of software from the early days of complex mathematical codes mastered by a few thousand to today's era... read full description

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Feb 01, 2011
Brittany rated it: 4 of 5 stars
The author presents a history of software in an interesting way. Mini-biographies of the pioneers of the industry, tools, and languages make the story of these inventors and how they came about their discoveries in a lively and entertaining way.
Feb 01, 2011
Rich rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Disjointed but interesting. Ends with the rise of Apache and Java - needs a 'Part II' to cover the last decade. Also, the most-poorly edited book I think I've ever seen - typos and missing endnote-markers abound.
Jul 11, 2007
Otis rated it: 3 of 5 stars
A quick read, but somewhat inspirational
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