Comment on Ask HN: Alan Kay says programing is pop culture. Where can I find the classics?Comments−mikecane13yOK, as a non-coder, I'd recommend seeing the video of The Mother of All Demos:http://youtu.be/yJDv-zdhzMYI'd also suggest reading Ted Nelson's book, "Literary Machines."Another book would be Steven Levy's "Hackers." And Paul Freiberger & Michael Swaine's book, "Fire in the Valley."−unimpressive13yIf you can find it, Computer Lib would probably be good too, though it's sort of just a prequel to Literary Machines.(I myself failed at this task.)
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OK, as a non-coder, I'd recommend seeing the video of The Mother of All Demos:
http://youtu.be/yJDv-zdhzMY
I'd also suggest reading Ted Nelson's book, "Literary Machines."
Another book would be Steven Levy's "Hackers." And Paul Freiberger & Michael Swaine's book, "Fire in the Valley."
If you can find it, Computer Lib would probably be good too, though it's sort of just a prequel to Literary Machines.
(I myself failed at this task.)