In the Beginning... Was the Command Line
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In the Beginning... Was the Command Line is a long-form essay by Neal Stephenson that explores the history, culture, and philosophy of operating systems and hacker culture at the turn of the digital age.
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| In the Beginning... Was the Command Line canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Neal Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
corporate control of software
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the aesthetics of operating systems ⓘ the economics of software ⓘ user interfaces as metaphors ⓘ |
| format | long-form essay ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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non-fiction ⓘ technology writing ⓘ |
| hasFormat | book-length essay ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780380815937 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of mainstream commercial operating systems
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sympathetic to open-source and hacker communities ⓘ |
| hasReception | cult following among programmers and technologists ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
general readers interested in computing culture
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technically inclined readers ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | popular science writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
hacker culture
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open-source movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 150 pages ⓘ |
| medium |
digital
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commentary on hacker and geek culture
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contrasting command-line and graphical user interfaces ⓘ exploring the culture and philosophy of operating systems ⓘ |
| partOf | Neal Stephenson bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| publisher | Avon Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Cryptonomicon
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Snow Crash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | turn of the digital age ⓘ |
| subject |
BeOS
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Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ command-line interfaces ⓘ computer history ⓘ graphical user interfaces ⓘ hacker culture ⓘ open-source software ⓘ operating systems ⓘ proprietary software ⓘ software culture ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 20th century computing ⓘ |
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