{"product_id":"bug-paperback","title":"Bug - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Ullman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary Gaitskill\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a New Introduction by Mary Gaitskill \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA PEN\/Hemingway Award Finalist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEllen Ullman is a rarity, a computer programmer with a poet's feeling for language (Laura Miller, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eThe Bug\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground in literary fiction, offering us a deep look into the internal lives of people in the technical world. Set in a start-up company in 1984, this highly acclaimed first novel explores what happens when a baffling software flaw--a bug so teasing it is named the Jester--threatens the survival of the humans beings who created it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Ullman\u003c\/b\u003e is an American computer programmer and author. She has written novels as well as articles for various publications, including \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays and novels analyze the human side of the world of computer programming. Ullman earned a bachelor's degree in English at Cornell University in the early 1970s. She then turned to business programming in the following years. She eventually began writing about her experiences as a programmer in 1995 when she wrote an essay titled Out of Time: Reflections on the Programming Life. She lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693825921087,"sku":"9781250002495","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d763d91e60f72df652732f037f3dbb3b.webp?v=1765000097","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/bug-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}