I’ll second code - I love that book and haven’t found a better explanation elsewhere. For more general history, Hackers, The Dream Machine, Crypto, and to a le

I’ll second code - I love that book and haven’t found a better explanation elsewhere. For more general history, Hackers, The Dream Machine, Crypto, and to a lesser extent What The Dormouse Said are all good. I’d add in In The Plex, Masters of Doom, and Facebook: The Inside Story for company specific books. I haven’t ready show stopper yet, but that’s on my list.