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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781633103321

Titolo

Leaders in computing [[electronic resource] ] : changing the digital world

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Swindon, U.K., : British Informatics Society Ltd., 2011

ISBN

1-78017-100-5

1-78017-099-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Disciplina

004

Soggetti

Computer industry

Information services industry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; 1 THE ART OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; 2 THE MIGHTY BOOCH; 3 TALKING TO TORVALDS; 4 APPLE TO THE CORE; 5 CERF'S UP; 6 COMPUTING'S TOO IMPORTANT TO BE LEFT TO MEN; 7 ISN'T IT SEMANTIC?; 8 SHARING KNOWLEDGE; 9 SHAPE THE FUTURE

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of interviews provides a fascinating insight into the thoughts and ideas of influential figures from the world of IT and computing, such as Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Donald Knuth, Linus Torvalds, Jimmy Wales and Steve Wozniak. It gives an excellent overview of important developments in this diverse field over recent years.