Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer
by Unknown author · first published 1993
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on “Ask HN: Books on Computer History” ↗…"Computing in the Middle Ages", about how it used to be a professional programmer back in the early days. You can find his CHM oral history interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q243lfVdQ9E. * "Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer". A candid view about how the PC industry unfolded. * "Introduction to Algorithms" by Udi Manber. IMHO one of the best books about how to approach problems with a programmer's mindset.
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