genezeta
I've read The Soul of a New Machine a couple of times too.
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The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy Kidder
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The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy Kidder
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markus_zhang
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JSR_FDED
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ggm
Soul of a New Machine (Tracy Kidder, 1981)
ghaff
I'd add Soul of a New Machine about Data General
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WillAdams
Tracy Kidder's _The Soul of a New Machine_ is a classic which I would highly recommend
davis
Another vote for The Soul of a New Machine. It's one of my favorite books.
themadturk
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Froedlich
I'm re-reading Tracy Kidder's "The Soul of a New Machine" at the moment.
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adamc
"The Soul of a New Machine" by Tracy Kidder.
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topherjaynes
Soul of a New Machine is a great non-fiction
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Zelphyr
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"The Soul of a New Machine",
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barkingcat
Tracy Kidder's Soul of a New Machine for computer engineering.
FelipeCortez
The Soul of a New Machine describes the creation of a computer, which is not something people do a lot these days. Fascinating stuff
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ghaff
The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder. Probably the best book on product development ever written.
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justicezyx
The soul of a new machine Not much history, but more on how a small computer manufacturer in 70s.
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joaomacp
+1 on "The Soul of a New Machine"