Life In Code
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Life In Code
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Author : Ellen Ullman
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2024-09-04
Life In Code written by Ellen Ullman and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The never-more-necessary return of one of our most vital and eloquent voices on technology and culture, the author of the seminal Close to the Machine The last twenty years have brought us the rise of the internet, the development of artificial intelligence, the ubiquity of once unimaginably powerful computers, and the thorough transformation of our economy and society. Through it all, Ellen Ullman lived and worked inside that rising culture of technology, and in Life in Code she tells the continuing story of the changes it wrought with a unique, expert perspective. When Ellen Ullman moved to San Francisco in the early 1970s and went on to become a computer programmer, she was joining a small, idealistic, and almost exclusively male cadre that aspired to genuinely change the world. In 1997 Ullman wrote Close to the Machine, the now classic and still definitive account of life as a coder at the birth of what would be a sweeping technological, cultural, and financial revolution. Twenty years later, the story Ullman recounts is neither one of unbridled triumph nor a nostalgic denial of progress. It is necessarily the story of digital technology's loss of innocence as it entered the cultural mainstream, and it is a personal reckoning with all that has changed, and so much that hasn't. Life in Code is an essential text toward our understanding of the last twenty years—and the next twenty.
Who Wrote The Book Of Life
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Author : Lily E. Kay
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2000
Who Wrote The Book Of Life written by Lily E. Kay and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Science categories.
This is a detailed history of one of the most important and dramatic episodes in modern science, recounted from the novel vantage point of the dawn of the information age and its impact on representations of nature, heredity, and society. Drawing on archives, published sources, and interviews, the author situates work on the genetic code (1953-70) within the history of life science, the rise of communication technosciences (cybernetics, information theory, and computers), the intersection of molecular biology with cryptanalysis and linguistics, and the social history of postwar Europe and the United States. Kay draws out the historical specificity in the process by which the central biological problem of DNA-based protein synthesis came to be metaphorically represented as an information code and a writing technologyand consequently as a book of life. This molecular writing and reading is part of the cultural production of the Nuclear Age, its power amplified by the centuries-old theistic resonance of the book of life metaphor. Yet, as the author points out, these are just metaphors: analogies, not ontologies. Necessary and productive as they have been, they have their epistemological limitations. Deploying analyses of language, cryptology, and information theory, the author persuasively argues that, technically speaking, the genetic code is not a code, DNA is not a language, and the genome is not an information system (objections voiced by experts as early as the 1950s). Thus her historical reconstruction and analyses also serve as a critique of the new genomic biopower. Genomic textuality has become a fact of life, a metaphor literalized, she claims, as human genome projects promise new levels of control over life through the meta-level of information: control of the word (the DNA sequences) and its editing and rewriting. But the author shows how the humbling limits of these scriptural metaphors also pose a challenge to the textual and material mastery of the genomic book of life.
Close To The Machine
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Author : Ellen Ullman
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2025-06-25
Close To The Machine written by Ellen Ullman and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
With a New Introduction by Jaron Lanier A Salon Best Book of the Year In 1997, the computer was still a relatively new tool---a sleek and unforgiving machine that was beyond the grasp of most users. With intimate and unflinching detail, software engineer Ellen Ullman examines the strange ecstasy of being at the forefront of the predominantly male technological revolution, and the difficulty of translating the inherent messiness of human life into artful and efficient code. Close to the Machine is an elegant and revelatory mediation on the dawn of the digital era.
Lifecode The Vedic Science Of Life Vol 1
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Author : Ram Charran Ma Swami Ram Charran Ma
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2010-04
Lifecode The Vedic Science Of Life Vol 1 written by Ram Charran Ma Swami Ram Charran Ma and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04 with Mathematics categories.
What if you could pick the right home for successful living? What if you can pick the perfect partner for love and marriage? What if you can know which car you will enjoy the most? What if your can know if you are in the right Career? What if you could tell what tomorrow would be like? And so on. Would life not be easier if you could know how safe your children are at anytime? Would you not worry less if you know your partner will never be unfaithful? How great it would be to know that you will win a court case or a contract deal? I had finally found the answers to life's most important questions like ...Who am I? ...Where do I come from? Why am I here? And what is my Purpose? I can now know when something will happen? And how long it last? ....and When will it end? Oh such intellectual ecstasy, I am enjoying everyday in my life now. Not only that, more interesting is the fact that this great knowledge does not have any superstitious connections or any occult or mysterious connotations in any way whatsoever. It is purely mathematical! It was using simple Arithmetic or Algebra in the basic forms! No complicated calculations! No advanced training was needed in Math...all you needed to know was additions and subtractions and the complicated problems of life could be solved and understood.
Code Space
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Author : Rob Kitchin
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2011
Code Space written by Rob Kitchin and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Business & Economics categories.
The authors examine software from a spatial perspective, analyzing the dyadic relationship of software & space. The production of space, they argue, is increasingly dependent on code, & code is written to produce space.
Hacking The Code Of Life
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Author : Nessa Carey
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2019-03-07
Hacking The Code Of Life written by Nessa Carey and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-07 with Science categories.
'An excellent, brisk guide to what is likely to happen as opposed to the fantastically remote.' - Los Angeles Review of Books In 2018 the world woke up to gene editing with a storm of controversy over twin girls born in China with genetic changes deliberately introduced by scientists - changes they will pass on to their own offspring. Genetic modification (GM) has been with us for 45 years now, but the new system known as CRISPR or gene editing can manipulate the genes of almost any organism with a degree of precision, ease and speed that we could only dream of ten years ago. But is it ethical to change the genetic material of organisms in a way that might be passed on to future generations? If a person is suffering from a lethal genetic disease, is it unethical to deny them this option? Who controls the application of this technology, when it makes 'biohacking' - perhaps of one's own genome - a real possibility? Nessa Carey's book is a thrilling and timely snapshot of a cutting-edge technology that will radically alter our futures and the way we prevent disease. 'A focused snapshot of a brave new world.' - Nature 'A brisk, accessible primer on the fast-moving field, a clear-eyed look at a technology that is already driving major scientific advances - and raising complex ethical questions.' - Emily Anthes, Undark
The Art Of Clean Code
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Author : Christian Mayer
language : en
Publisher: No Starch Press
Release Date : 2022-08-02
The Art Of Clean Code written by Christian Mayer and has been published by No Starch Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-02 with Computers categories.
Learn eight principles to simplify your code and become a more effective (and successful) programmer. Most software developers waste thousands of hours working with overly complex code. The eight core principles in The Art of Clean Coding will teach you how to write clear, maintainable code without compromising functionality. The book’s guiding principle is simplicity: reduce and simplify, then reinvest energy in the important parts to save you countless hours and ease the often onerous task of code maintenance. Bestselling author Christian Mayer leverages his experience helping thousands perfect their coding skills in this new book. With expert advice and real-world examples, he’ll show you how to: Concentrate on the important stuff with the 80/20 principle -- focus on the 20% of your code that matters most Avoid coding in isolation: create a minimum viable product to get early feedback Write code cleanly and simply to eliminate clutter Avoid premature optimization that risks over-complicating code Balance your goals, capacity, and feedback to achieve the productive state of Flow Apply the Do One Thing Well philosophy to vastly improve functionality Design efficient user interfaces with the Less is More principle Tie your new skills together into one unifying principle: Focus The Python-based The Art of Clean Coding is suitable for programmers at any level, with ideas presented in a language-agnostic manner.
Code Biology
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Author : Marcello Barbieri
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-02-02
Code Biology written by Marcello Barbieri and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-02 with Science categories.
This book is the study of all codes of life with the standard methods of science. The genetic code and the codes of culture have been known for a long time and represent the historical foundation of this book. What is really new in this field is the study of all codes that came after the genetic code and before the codes of culture. The existence of these organic codes, however, is not only a major experimental fact. It is one of those facts that have extraordinary theoretical implications. The first is that most events of macroevolution were associated with the origin of new organic codes, and this gives us a completely new reconstruction of the history of life. The second implication is that codes involve meaning and we need therefore to introduce in biology not only the concept of information but also the concept of biological meaning. The third theoretical implication comes from the fact that the organic codes have been highly conserved in evolution, which means that they are the greatest invariants of life. The study of the organic codes, in short, is bringing to light new mechanisms that have operated in the history of life and new fundamental concepts in biology.
The Woman Code
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Author : Sophia A. Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-03-16
The Woman Code written by Sophia A. Nelson and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-16 with Psychology categories.
Award-winning author and journalist Sophia Nelson-a senior columnist for USA Today and contributing editor at theGrio.com, and a frequent on-air political commentator for CNN-has shown women from coast to coast that they are special and uniquely connected. Within them is a soulful wellspring that can guide them to face life's challenges. Every woman lives by a Code, whether she realizes it or not. The Code has been quietly passed down through generations of the sisterhood of women. It is our road map to living and governs our romantic relationships, friendships, family ties, career choices, and personal sense of well-being and value. This inspiring bestselling book-updated with new insight form the profound economic and societal shifts that have changed our world with the advent of the global pandemic-explores 20 keys to unlocking the life you deserve. You'll learn the power of: Knowing your innate value and worth, Teaching people how to treat you, Making peace with your past, Learning to lead from within, Lifting other women as you climb The Woman Code helps women to honor themselves while navigating the demands of work, home, family, and friendship. It calls on women to live with grace and a sense of purpose, no matter their age or stage in life. Book jacket.
Code Of The Street Decency Violence And The Moral Life Of The Inner City
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Author : Elijah Anderson
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2000-09-17
Code Of The Street Decency Violence And The Moral Life Of The Inner City written by Elijah Anderson and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-17 with Social Science categories.
Unsparing and important. . . . An informative, clearheaded and sobering book.—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post (1999 Critic's Choice) Inner-city black America is often stereotyped as a place of random violence, but in fact, violence in the inner city is regulated through an informal but well-known code of the street. This unwritten set of rules—based largely on an individual's ability to command respect—is a powerful and pervasive form of etiquette, governing the way in which people learn to negotiate public spaces. Elijah Anderson's incisive book delineates the code and examines it as a response to the lack of jobs that pay a living wage, to the stigma of race, to rampant drug use, to alienation and lack of hope.