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Check through the various business related sources (books, magazines) that convinced a generation of management that it was cheaper to buy then to build and then, when that didn't work out so well, how they fall-back plan was to outsource overseas because the labor is cheap.
Based upon true events, both plans were embraced by innocent and gullible captains of industry - the articles and books fall under the category of "Fairy Tales" but the actual events, as they unfolded, into many a nightmare.
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Unexpected reply for my question. Corporates.
It's been long time I bought technical books. Course websites like Lynda, Pluralsight & Udemy reduced that.
From last decade, I'm more interested on arts. But still day job is mandatory for now. Recently spending time on writing. Somehow got a thought about writing(not yet) fiction set on this field. That's why I want to read fiction books related to this field.
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Science Fiction can take a lot of somewhat less expected forms. Kurt Vonnegut's bucks aren't really SciFi, or are they?
If you've read them you'd know about the Tralfamadorian concept of time. A thread of literary thought that runs through his books - has always run through his books and will always run through his books.
The border between fiction and science fiction is rather vague - you will come to the place you want to be. Try to make sure it is like yourself and not like anyone else. Like food - you need to sample food from various chef's to get various tastes - but that's only to give you tools for your own recipes.
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: Science Fiction can take a lot of somewhat less expected forms. Kurt Vonnegut's bucks aren't really SciFi, or are they? He written Sci-fi too. EPICAC (short story) - Wikipedia[^] by him is related to my question.
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: If you've read them you'd know about the Tralfamadorian concept of time. A thread of literary thought that runs through his books - has always run through his books and will always run through his books. Haven't read any of his books yet. I'll.
I'm a movie fan basically. Due to time constraint, I used to watch movies mostly instead of books(Prime, Netflix, youtube). Only recently, I have started reading more books. For writing, reading is more mandatory & necessary.
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: The border between fiction and science fiction is rather vague - you will come to the place you want to be. Try to make sure it is like yourself and not like anyone else. Like food - you need to sample food from various chef's to get various tastes - but that's only to give you tools for your own recipes. Strongly agree with what you're saying.
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It's sci-fi and has coding as part of the story, an interesting form of coding - The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I heard about this one last last year. Some notable people endorsed this book at that time. Thanks for bringing this.
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I have read better sci-fi but it's definitely worth reading in my opinion.
I also think, without giving anything away, it's very appropriate for the world many of us find ourselves living in at the moment.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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GuyThiebaut wrote: I have read better sci-fi ....
I know. That's why limited this thread with just our field related things instead of including typical Sci-fi.
For example, Office Space[^] is not Sci-fi movie, but it has elements(Programmers, bug-Virus, Workspace & Printer ) related to our field. So expected this kind of fiction.
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I started this one and got bored to tears and dropped it. Does it get better later on in the book?
One vote against.
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I kind of know what you mean, the characters are very cold and it's hard to remain engaged at times.
I found it was worth sticking with, I enjoyed reading it through to the end.
I am someone who really likes character development in novels and my criticism is that there is no real character development, but the ideas in themselves kept me going.
[Edit] the pace of the novel does pick up after a bit.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
modified 7-Jan-21 9:54am.
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If you can understand german there is a tech-magazine (CT) that comes twice in a month and always have short histories (15 - 20 mins read max) at the end.
95% of them are matching your criteria and there are many that are really good too.
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If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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Unfortunately No. And I'm looking for Fiction.
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It is fiction, but tech - science fiction
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Oh! I thought it's non-fiction after seeing the word histories. Sorry
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Exactly! 1st book. That's kind of fiction, I'm looking for. Thanks
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Yep, already in my list!
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Awesome! Never searched book sites with trilogy title(WWW). Thanks for this
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The old classics by James P. Hogan are holding up surprisingly well, such as the 25 year old Realtime Interrupt[^], or more than 40 years old (!) The Two Faces Of Tomorrow[^].
I still enjoy these books! Apparently I am not alone, considering that they are still in print.
Another 40+ years old book that (contrary to the Hogan novels) never tried to be reliable, seen from a IT professional's point of view, is Thomas J. Ryan: The Adolescence Of P-1[^]. It is fun, but far more outdated than the Hogan books, and no longer in print; you must accept a used copy. If you come across it, read it just for fun - but I don't think it is worth going to extremes getting your own copy. (Rather, spend your money on Hogan!)
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trønderen wrote: The old classics by James P. Hogan are holding up surprisingly well, such as the 25 year old Realtime Interrupt[^], or more than 40 years old (!) The Two Faces Of Tomorrow[^]. Nice picks, I'll add this to my list
trønderen wrote: Another 40+ years old book that (contrary to the Hogan novels) never tried to be reliable, seen from a IT professional's point of view, is Thomas J. Ryan: The Adolescence Of P-1[^]. It is fun, but far more outdated than the Hogan books, and no longer in print; you must accept a used copy. If you come across it, read it just for fun - but I don't think it is worth going to extremes getting your own copy. (Rather, spend your money on Hogan!) Even used one comes with big $. Wish there's digital versions.
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Including this to my list
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when i was last a wage slave some 30 years ago, most of the legacy code i had to maintain was bogus - is that the same thing?
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