Coders at work is a series of interviews made by Peter Seibel in 2009 where different programmers talk about their views about the technology, development, how they work as a programmer and the environment where people in tech works.

The general overview of this book is really good because if you read it, you’ll learn some ideas which were in the mind of those relevant people in our fields. Some of them are really interesting because are not aligned to the general consensus we see today. In their voices there are still an idea about that programming is joyful.

You can see the notes by author here:

Jamie Zawinsky:

• Jamie Zawinski in Coders At Work

Douglas Crockford

• How Douglas Crockford detects the talent

Brendan Eich

• Brendan Eich and the languages over time
• Brendan Eich and the age of the programmers

Joshua Bloch

• Joshua Bloch and his tier list of book
• Joshua Bloch and the religion about the computer languages

Joe Armstrong

• What Joe Armstrong did to be a better programmer?
• Joe Armstrong and the Print Statements
• Joe Armstrong and the importance of the writing skills
• What makes a good programmer by Joe Armstrong. Who does Joe Armstrong hire?

Peter Norvig

• What Peter Norvig Learn about ‘Industrial Programming’?
• How programming has changed over the years by Peter Norvig
• It’s necessary and apprentice approach, according to Peter Norvig
• Peter Norvig and the Computer Science Curriculum
• Peter Norvig: everything in your head
• Peter Norvig and the idea of test to drive design
• Being a better reviewer and a good architect by Peter Norvig
• Peter Norvig: programing as a Craftmanship

Guy Steele

• Programming: Now Vs Then by Guy Steele
• Choice the correct language by Guy Steele
• The language nowadays are easier? Guy Steele’s answer
• Readability and efficiency in your code. Guy Steele analyze this trade-of

Dan ingalls

• How to be a lead by Dan Ingalls

Peter Deutsch

• Talent as a programmer and talent as system-level thinkin. Peter Deutsch talks about that
• Coder, programmer or computer scientist? Peter Deutsch gives us an answer

Ken Thompson

• Why Ken Thompson’s son was not encouraged to study computer science?

Donald Knuth

• Freshman computer scientists shouldn’t touch a computer. What does Donald Knuth think about that?
• Programming is harder than writing books? – Vision of Donald Knuth
• The relation between academic computer science and the industrial practice. Donald Knuth overview
• People in tech are aware of history? Donald Knuth