I really liked the lifecycle of software objects and liking what you see: a documentary. All of his stories are good though. I’d recommend True Names by Verno

I really liked the lifecycle of software objects and liking what you see: a documentary. All of his stories are good though. I’d recommend True Names by Vernor Vinge and After Life by Simon Funk if you like Ted Chiang: https://sifter.org/~simon/AfterLife/ https://sifter.org/~simon/AfterLife/