Programmers at Work by Susan Lammers is an excellent snapshot into the workings of minds that helped shape the early computer industry. These tech pioneers share their thoughts and musings on a wide range of topics.
While the book is a little dated in terms of technology, there are bits of wisdom, ideas, timeless concepts and entertaining stories scattered throughout that are worthwhile to any student of computer history or computer programming. Some sections are dry and drag on for too long but it held my interest for the most part.
It was particularly entertaining to be able to compare how close these programmer's predictions about the future have come to our current reality. Some predictions aren't quite correct but some are spot on and way ahead of their time. One standout example is when Jaron Lanier is describing to the interviewer what we now know as virtual reality and augmented reality.
This book isn't for every reader but if your interests fall into this particular vein of knowledge, you won't regret reading this book for the insights it offers into tech history, creativity and the spirit of technological innovation. I would love to see a publisher come up with a new series of books similar to this one that feature today's top programmers and technological prophets.
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