Literary Aesthetics in Exploratory Programming: The Act of Coding

By Christian Mehrstam

This book offers a bold departure from conventional clean code ideals, embracing the aesthetics of early hacker culture and the literary nature of programming. A historical case study of Henley, a poetry generator by Paul Graham and Robert Tappan Morris, the book delves into Lisp, hacker culture, and the Markov space of Paradise Lost.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041346670
• ISBN13: 9781041346678
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"