Culture and EmpirePieter Hintjens
Culture and Empire
by Pieter Hintjens · first published 2013
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Culture and Empire by Pieter Hintjens (he also created ZeroMQ, among other things and titles). That book offers excellent insight into the stupidity of crowds and how that plays into geopolitics, and more.
on “Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?” ↗Funny, I read Culture and Empire before I got to use ZeroMQ at work. Small world. For what it's worth - all but nothing, I guess - I am sorry you are ill. I loved the book. Thank you for your contributions to the world by writing…
on “Pieter Hintjens (zeromq) diagnosed with incurable cancer” ↗…more important than having a good code coverage. If there is no code, there is nothing to cover, and nothing to show. He develop his ideas of good community processus in the chapter Sphere of Lights of Culture and Empire essay [1] [1] http://cultureandempire.com/html/cande.html#toc-3
on “Rules for Open Source Success” ↗