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24 alternatives to Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
Essays by Paul Graham
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno
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How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer
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Interviews with the 15 most interesting computer programmers
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Conceptual products & alternate narratives of gadget culture
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The ingenious ideas that drive today's computers.
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Untraditional marketing using the hacker mindset.
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How the digital revolution is accelerating innovation!
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Inside look at the computer industry transition
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Graphic novel inspired by real world programming hacks
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