The official dictionary of the culture that built the Net, and an essential book for anyone seriously interested in cyberculture or language.


William Safire
A sprightly lexicon.


Wired, Linda Daily Paulson
Raymond has spent the last five years chronicling the etymology and vocabulary of digital technology. . . . The gems in the latest edition are an estimated 130 new terms.


From Book News, Inc.
Literate, historically and etymologically rich, and funny, this dictionary of terms used by computer enthusiasts goes beyond mere definition. The language and culture of people immersed in computer complexities incorporates frank and practical love and hate, and this reference clues in the uninitiated. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This new edition of the hacker's own phenomenally successful lexicon includes more than 100 new entries and updates or revises 200 more. Historically and etymologically richer than its predecessor, it supplies additional background on existing entries and clarifies the murky origins of several important jargon terms (overturning a few long-standing folk etymologies) while still retaining its high giggle value.

FROM THE CRITICS

Booknews

A completely revised, updated, and expanded (with nearly five times as many entries) edition of the 1983 Hacker's dictionary. Collects, defines, and demystifies, with considerable color and wit, the remarkable slang used by the growing international community of computer programmers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Mondo 2000

For anyone who likes to have slippery, elastic fun with language, this is a time for celebration. . . . The New Hacker's Dictionary . . . is not only a useful guidebook to very much un-official technical terms and street tech slang, but also a de facto ethnography of the early years of the hacker culture.

Byte Magazine

My current favorite is `wave a dead chicken.' New to you? You've waved a dead chicken when you've gone through motions to satisfy onlookers (suits?), even when you're sure it's all futile. Raymond's book exhilarates. . . . The New Hacker's Dictionary, though, is not for skimming. Allot, each day, a half hour, severely timed if you hope to get any work done.
--Hugh Kenner

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