Speaking Code: Coding as Aesthetic and Political Expression

by Geoff Cox, Alex McLean, Franco "Bifo" Berardi

The aesthetic and political implications of working with code as procedure, expression, and action.

Speaking Code begins by invoking the "Hello World" convention used by programmers when learning a new language, helping to establish the interplay of text and code that runs through the book. Interweaving the voice of critical writing from the humanities with the tradition of computing and software development, in Speaking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262018365
• ISBN13: 9780262018364
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher