Dreaming in Code：Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software

Ourcivilizationrunsonsoftware.Yettheartofcreatingitcontinuestobeadarkmystery,eventotheexperts.Tofindoutwhyit’ssohardtobendcomputerstoourwill,ScottRosenbergspentthreeyearsfollowingateamofmavericksoftwaredevelopers—ledbyLotus1-2-3creatorMitchKapor—designinganovelpersonalinformationmanagermeanttochallengemarketleaderMicrosoftOutlook.Theirstorytakesusthroughamazeofabruptdeadendsandexhilaratingbreakthroughsastheywrestlenotonlywiththeabstractionofcode,butwiththeunpredictabilityofhumanbehavior—especiallytheirown.