Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One quest for Transcendent Software.DREAMING IN CODE: TWO Dozen Programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists , Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the Transcendent Software SCOTT ROSENBERG Our modern lives rely on the proper functioning of billions of lines of software code to run everything from laptops to on-board On board usually means to be traveling on some vehicle. For example, Baby On Board. Compare with overboard. Metaphorically, the term on-board is often used to refer to some piece of technology that is integrated in a moving vehicle, for example: tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin responsibility for programmers to create software that serves a unique function and that works consistently. Rosenberg, journalist and cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found of Salon.com, gives an inside view of the evolving process of software development. Why is it so hard to get computers to think like people? Why are bugs a persistent problem in computer programs? Rosenberg surveys the history of programming successes and programming failures. Rosenberg spent 3 years following a group of programmers working on software for a personal-information-management program called Chandler. The author recounts the many advances and missteps that the innovative programmers made as they tried to reconcile human behavior with a computer's operation. Crown, 2007, 400 p., hardcover, $25.95. |
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