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245 00 You are not expected to understand this :|bhow 26 lines of
       code changed the world /|cedited by Torie Bosch ; with an 
       introduction by Ellen Ullman and illustrations by Kelly 
       Chudler. 
246 3  How 26 lines of code changed the world 
246 3  How twenty-six lines of code changed the world 
250    First edition. 
264  1 Princeton :|bPrinceton University Press,|c[2022] 
264  4 |c©2022 
300    xii, 202 page:|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 20 |tThe first line of code /|rElena Botella --|tMonte Carlo 
       algorithms : random numbers in computing from the H-Bomb 
       to today /|rBenjamin Pope --|tJean Sammet and the code 
       that runs the world /|rClaire Evans. 
520    "Leading technologists, historians, and journalists reveal
       the stories behind the computer coding that touches all 
       aspects of life-for better or worse. Few of us give much 
       thought to computer code or how it comes to be. The very 
       word "code" makes it sound immutable or even inevitable. 
       "You Are Not Expected to Understand This" demonstrates 
       that, far from being preordained, computer code is the 
       result of very human decisions, ones we all live with when
       we use social media, take photos, drive our cars, and 
       engage in a host of other activities. Everything from law 
       enforcement to space exploration relies on code written by
       people who, at the time, made choices and assumptions that
       would have long-lasting, profound implications for 
       society. Torie Bosch brings together many of today's 
       leading technology experts to provide new perspectives on 
       the codes that shape our lives. Contributors discuss a 
       host of topics, such as how university databases were 
       programmed long ago to accept only two genders, what the 
       person who programmed the very first pop-up ad was 
       thinking at the time, the first computer worm, the Bitcoin
       white paper, and perhaps the most famous seven words in 
       Unix history: "You are not expected to understand this." 
       This compelling book tells the human stories behind 
       programming, enabling those of us who don't think much 
       about code to recognize its importance, and those who work
       with it every day to better understand the long-term 
       effects of the decisions they make. With contributions by 
       Mahsa Alimardani, Elena Botella, Meredith Broussard, David
       Cassel, Arthur Daemmrich, Charles Duan, Quinn DuPont, 
       Claire L. Evans, Hany Farid, James Grimmelmann, Katie 
       Hafner, Susan C. Herring, Syeda Gulshan Ferdous Jana, 
       Lowen Liu, John MacCormick, Brian McCullough, Charlton 
       McIlwain, Lily Hay Newman, Margaret O'Mara, Will Oremus, 
       Nicholas Partridge, Benjamin Pope, Joy Lisi Rankin, 
       Afsaneh Rigot, Ellen Stofan, Ellen Ullman, Lee Vinsel, 
       Josephine Wolff, and Ethan Zuckerman"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Computer programming|vPopular works. 
650  0 Computer science|xSocial aspects|vPopular works. 
700 1  Bosch, Torie,|eeditor. 
700 1  Chudler, Kelly S.,|eillustrator. 
700 1  Ullman, Ellen,|ewriter of introduction.