When I first saw this book on the shelf at Borders, the title so intrigued me that I could not help but pick it up and take a look. After flipping through a few pages, I decided that I’d come back in a few days and buy it after finishing a few other books (mostly manga ;)) that I was reading. Well, you snooze you lose! I couldn’t find it the next time I looked, so I ended up ordering it from Amazon.
Anyway, once Hackers and Painters arrived in my office, I couldn’t put it down. This is a really good read that will encourage one to think in a new way, or in my case, validate some of the strange thoughts I was already having! Paul Graham’s audience for this book is primarily hackers, but I think that general audiences will find this interesting as well. As I told my wife, even the notes at the back are cool! After reading it through I suddenly have a desire to learn Lisp and rule the world!
Yeah, I know, as a book review this really sucks and lacks depth. But I just wanted to say that I really liked the book and it is a worthy read. Graham writes about technology and society in a way that will resonate with hackers and has really inspired my work over the past week or so. Check it out!