James Fallows, quoted from The Atlantic (which annoyingly hasn't openly published his latest article for non-subscribers; see "Making Haystacks, Finding Needles" -- "New programs let you easily categorize anything you come across on the Web or in your own files—and, more important, let you find it all again" if you have an account), on a new book about Chandler's development.
The book is the first true successor to Tracy Kidder's Soul of a New Machine, and is written with a combination of technical sophistication and narrative skill not seen in many years. Read it to understand what all these software wizards actually do.
Duly pre-ordered (expected in January)...
Source: Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard » Blog Archive » Fallows on Dreaming in Code
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