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Title: dated jargon of a rogue class
Review: First of all, much of the jargon here is very dated. And since there's very little feeling of respect for any sort of legacies from the past amongst software engineers, I doubt many modern day hackers give any credence to anything that is in here just because it is "historical" or "traditional".More importantly, software engineers as a breed have been shown to be amoral and power and money hungry. Witness Bill Gates and all the rest. There is very little that is "cute" or "happy" about such people, in my opinion. In fact, I doubt your modern day hacker even bothers to make up cute little jargon anymore to amuse himself. He doesn't need to, he can take a weekend and go snowboarding in the Alps, or indulge some other sybaritic taste.The only value this book has is as a nostalgia piece for people who initially got into computers 25-30 years ago.
