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