The Tao of Programming
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Author | Geoffrey James |
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Illustrator | Gloria Garland |
Cover artist | Gloria Garland |
Language | English |
Subject | Computer programming |
Genre | Computer programming, Satire |
Publisher | InfoBooks |
Publication date | 1987 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 151 |
ISBN | 0-931137-07-1 |
OCLC | 13904639 |
005 19 | |
LC Class | QA76.6 .J354 1987 |
Followed by | The Zen of Programming |
The Tao of Programming is a book written in 1987 by Geoffrey James. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style spoof of classic Taoist texts such as the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi which belies its serious message, it consists of a series of short anecdotes divided into nine "books":[1]
- The Silent Void
- The Ancient Masters
- Design
- Coding
- Maintenance
- Management
- Corporate Wisdom
- Hardware and Software
- Epilogue
Geoffrey James wrote two other books on this theme, The Zen of Programming (978-0931137099) in 1988 and Computer Parables: Enlightenment in the Information Age (978-0931137136) in 1989.