The Tao of Programming
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| Author | Geoffrey James |
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| Illustrator | |
| Cover artist | Gloria Garland |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Computer programming |
| Genre | Computer programming, Satire |
| Publisher | |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 151 |
| ISBN | 0-931137-07-1 |
| OCLC | 13904639 |
| 005 19 | |
| LC Class | QA76.6 .J354 1987 |
| Followed by | |
The Tao of Programming is a book written in 1987 by Geoffrey James. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style spoof of classic Taoist texts such as the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi which belies its serious message, it consists of a series of short anecdotes divided into nine "books":[1]
- The Silent Void
- The Ancient Masters
- Design
- Coding
- Maintenance
- Management
- Corporate Wisdom
- Hardware and Software
- Epilogue
Geoffrey James wrote two other books on this theme, (978-0931137099) in 1988 and (978-0931137136) in 1989.
See also[]
- Hacker koan
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