The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond and Guy L. Steele

"The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992" by Eric S. Raymond and Guy L. Steele is a glossary and usage dictionary published in 1992. Born from the slang of MIT and Stanford AI labs in the 1970s, this collection captures the colorful language of early computer programmers and hackers. Through decades of evolution, it transformed from a living document into a legendary chronicle of hacker culture, preserving terms and philosophies that shaped the digital revolution and influenced generations of programmers worldwide. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Editor Raymond, Eric S., 1957-
Editor Steele, Guy L., 1954-
Title The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jargon_File
Reading Level Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class TK: Technology: Electrical, Electronics and Nuclear engineering
Subject Electronic data processing -- Terminology -- Humor
Subject Computers -- Humor
Subject Computers -- Slang -- Dictionaries
Category Text
EBook-No. 38
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 1, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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