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If you like history like this, you should also read “showstopper: the breakneck race to create Windows NT” (1). It profiles Cutler’s team as they go through the
by jjguy 9y ago
If you like history like this, you should also read “showstopper: the breakneck race to create Windows NT” (1). It profiles Cutler’s team as they go through the period described briefly in this article to make Windows NT an actual contender to the Unix-based OSes.
1- https://www.amazon.com/Show-Stopper-Breakneck-Generation-Microsoft/dp/0029356717 https://www.amazon.com/Show-Stopper-Breakneck-Generation-Mic...
- jpalomaki 9y agoAnd another one about the .net: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Windows-Fumbled-Future-Microsoft/dp/1416573259#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1514755645982 https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Windows-Fumbled-Future-Micro...
- j_s 9y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15748285 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15748285
- yuhong 9y agoDon't forget the OS/2 2.0 debacle, which is an important part of the story and is so bad it is one of my favorite topics.
- ghaff 9y agoShowstopper is one of my favorite product development accounts. The other classic is Soul of a New Machine, which has a hardware focus. I worked with many of the folks in that book, albeit a few years after the event chronicled.