| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 66 pages) |
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EBO Ser. |
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EBO Ser.
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| Contents |
The art of computer programming / Donald Knuth -- The mighty Booch / Grady Booch -- Talking to Torvalds / Linus Torvalds -- Apple to the core / Steve Wozniak -- Cerf's up / Vint Cerf -- Computing's too important to be left to men / Karen Spärck Jones -- Isn't it semantic / Sir Tim Berners-Lee -- Sharing knowledge / Jimmy Wales -- Shape the future / Dame Stephanie Shirley. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
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. |
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Computers.
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Information technology.
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Internet.
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Computers |
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Internet |
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Ordinateurs. |
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Technologie de l'information. |
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Internet. |
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computers. |
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information technology. |
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Internet. |
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Computers |
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Information technology |
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Internet |
| Added Author |
Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-
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Booch, Grady.
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Torvalds, Linus, 1969-
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Wozniak, Steve, 1950-
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Cerf, Vinton G., 1943-
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Sparck Jones, Karen, 1935-2007.
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Berners-Lee, Tim.
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Wales, Jimmy.
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Shirley, Stephanie.
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BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
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| ISBN |
9781780171005 (electronic bk.) |
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1780171005 (electronic bk.) |
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9781780171012 (Kindle) |
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1780171013 (Kindle) |
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1780170998 |
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9781780170992 |
| Standard No. |
9781780170992 |
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