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> What other similar books would you recommend? "Close to the Machine" by Ellen Ullman and "Microserfs" by Douglas Coupland occupy roughly the same space in my
by Random_BSD_Geek 3y ago
> What other similar books would you recommend?
"Close to the Machine" by Ellen Ullman and "Microserfs" by Douglas Coupland occupy roughly the same space in my memory.
- manuhortet 3y agoThis looks exactly like what I wanted - thanks!
- pramsey 3y agoBoth genius. Other readable computers books from an earlier time, that still resonate. - Soul of a new Machine, Tracy Kidder - Dawn of the New Everything, Jaron Lanier
- senkora 3y agoCan you or someone else explain what they liked about Microserfs? I read it after hearing a recommendation for it somewhere online, but it didn’t really connect for me. I’m young enough that I don’t have any personal knowledge of the time period to compare it with, so maybe I’m missing a nostalgia angle. I don’t doubt that it is a great book, it just didn’t grab me for whatever reason.
- eep_social 3y agoI am an “old millennial” and Coupland’s work sort of resonates but my understanding is that it’s written primarily for and to gen x.