Critical Code Studies

by Mark C. Marino

An argument that we must read code for more than what it does--we must consider what it means.

Computer source code has become part of popular discourse. Code is read not only by programmers but by lawyers, artists, pundits, reporters, political activists, and literary scholars; it is used in political debate, works of art, popular entertainment, and historical accounts. In this book, Mark Marino argues that code means more than merely what...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262043653
• ISBN13: 9780262043656
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.1"