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Essays on programming, startups and creativity
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What it is about
Paul Graham, a programmer and startup investor, collects essays about hackers, wealth and why nerds are unpopular. He compares programmers to painters because both make things. The essays are short and opinionated.
Who will enjoy it
Programmers and entrepreneurs.
What you will get
Essays written in the early 2000s.
Hackers & Painters Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Programming · Startups · Essays
Length
271 pages · ≈ 8 h
More about this book
Characters
Paul Graham.
Setting
Silicon Valley and software.
What makes it different
Essays that treat programming as a creative craft.
Feel
Witty, direct and opinionated.
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