The Tao of Programming
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| Author | Geoffrey James |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Gloria Garland |
| Cover artist | Gloria Garland |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Computer programming |
| Genre | Computer programming, Satire |
| Publisher | InfoBooks |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 151 |
| ISBN | 0-931137-07-1 |
| OCLC | 13904639 |
| 005 19 | |
| LC Class | QA76.6 .J354 1987 |
| Followed by | The Zen of Programming |
The Tao of Programming is a book written in 1987 by Geoffrey James. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style spoof of classic Taoist texts such as the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi which belies its serious message, it consists of a series of short anecdotes divided into nine "books":
- The Silent Void
- The Ancient Masters
- Design
- Coding
- Maintenance
- Management
- Corporate Wisdom
- Hardware and Software
- Epilogue
The themes of the book espouse many hacker ideals[1]—managers should leave programmers to their work; code should be small, elegant, and maintainable; corporate wisdom is more often than not an oxymoron; and so on.
Geoffrey James wrote two other books on this theme, The Zen of Programming in 1988 and Computer Parables: Enlightenment in the Information Age in 1989.
See also
References
- ^ Raymond, Eric S. "The Jargon File: Bibliography". Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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