from broad strokes to the lore to the stories to the tangents to the UNIX, these are must reads for every hacker. The tech industry has a bad case of memory loss these days. Luckily, previous generations of the industry (along with journalists and academics) have done a pretty good job of cataloguing and contextualizing our history for us. If you have any interest in engaging in or interacting with the tech industry, knowing the history gives you the upper hand. With that in mind, here are my picks for the minimum set of volumes you should read, in order to get a general idea of the important bits of computer history. The broad strokes , by Thomas Rid Rise of the Machines , by James Gleick The Information The lore , by Karla Jennings The Devouring Fungus , by Eric S. Raymond The New Hacker’s Dictionary , by Kevin Kelly Out of Control , by Douglas Rushkoff Microserfs , by Neal Stephenson In the Beginning… Was the Command Line , by M. Mitchell Waldrop Man-Made Minds Stories , by George Dyson Turing’s Cathedral , by Steven Levy Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution , by John Markoff What the Dormouse Said , by Michael Swaine and Paul Freiberger Fire in the Valley , by Theodor Holm Nelson Possiplex , by Tim Berners-Lee Weaving the Web Tangents , by Jon Gertner The Idea Factory , by Stephen Johnson Interface Culture UNIX , by Eric S. Raymond The Art of Unix Programming , by Simson Garfinkel, Daniel Weise, and Steven Strassman The Unix Haters Handbook is how hackers start their afternoons. We’re a part of the family. We are now and happy to opportunities. Hacker Noon @AMI accepting submissions discuss advertising &sponsorship To learn more, , , or simply, read our about page like/message us on Facebook tweet/DM @HackerNoon. If you enjoyed this story, we recommend reading our and . Until next time, don’t take the realities of the world for granted! latest tech stories trending tech stories
