Bitwise
A Life in Code

Unfortunately this book was a disappointment for me. From a high level this book isn’t really about programming or technology. Realistically it is more like a memoir, and Auerbach uses it as a way to ruminate about subjects he finds interesting. He does play into some of the programmer stereotypes w......more

Impression: it's not a bad book. On the back of the jacket, Jordan Ellenberg gave it this send-up, "filtering insider technical know-how through a profoundly humanistic point of view like no book since Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid." Wow. Considering GEB won a Pulitzer Prize, this is......more

I had kind of a mixed reaction to this book-- I found the first section, which comes closest preoperly a memoir, kind of dull when I wasn't confused by Auerbach's explanation of code, which included short programs in logo and other languages that went right over my head. At first, I was like, they a......more

Had some interesting ideas but never really developed them fully :(((( He also writes his chapters like how I would write my GP essays. An example: Technology has immense potential to radically transform the way we communicate.. he sprinkles these thesis statements into his paragraphs whenever he fee......more

Sometimes you just have to acknowledge the limitations in the topic. I simply couldn’t wade through the coding sections to remain fully in the narrative. So, life is short and I just sadly have to let this one go. I’ve got a much more engaging book on quantum physics 😬......more