Go to: The Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists and Iconoclasts - the Programmers Who Created the Software Revolution

Steve Lohr is a tech writer and New York Times technology correspondent. Steve portrays the technical and intellectual development of software from early complex codes grasped by only few to today's era of user-friendly software used by millions of professional programmers across the globe. He captures the flavor of the technologies that were so critical to progress in computers. The book is filled with historical narratives and the people with their vivid personalities involved in many of the developments with a varying degree of detail. This book gives the reader a sense of the creativity involved in programming. Read it for a clear survey of software development told through the experiences and accomplishments of programmers.