Critical Code Studies
Critical Code Studies: initial(methods) (Software Studies)
by Mark C. Marino
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0262043653 | 288 Pages | PDF EPUB | 4.45 MB
by Mark C. Marino
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0262043653 | 288 Pages | PDF EPUB | 4.45 MB
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 it does; we must also consider what it means. We need to learn to read code critically. Marino presents a series of case studies—ranging from the Climategate scandal to a hactivist art project on the US-Mexico border—as lessons in critical code reading.