The New Hacker′s Dictionary 2e (Paper) - Softcover

Raymond, Eric S

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262680793 ISBN 13: 9780262680790

Publisher: MIT Press, 1993

Synopsis

Includes more than 200 new entries and updates or revises 175 more. The dictionary also supplies additional background on existing entries and clarifies the origins of several jargon terms.

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Review:

A sprightly lexicon.--William Safire "New York Times Magazine "

My current favorite is 'wave a dead chicken.' New to you? You've waved a dead chicken when you've gone through motions to satisfy onlookers (suits?), even when you're sure it's all futile. Raymond's book exhilarates... "The New Hacker's Dictionary," though, is not for skimming. Allot, each day, a half hour, severely timed if you hope to get any work done.--Hugh Kenner "Byte "

From the Back Cover:

This third edition of 'The New Hackers Dictionary' mainly deepens rather than broadens the lexicon; there are about a hundred new entries, but many more changes adding new meanings, background, and etymological history. In the age of the 'information superhighway' this book is more relevant, and more needed, than ever before.

About this edition

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0262680793
• ISBN 13: 9780262680790
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 530