Not just coding, but writing whole new type of code? History on coding be nice as well. I already own Hackers:Heroes of the Computer Revolution. But like other books on it as well.

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      Seconding this recommendation. If OP is after novelty, this book might seem, at first glance, to not fit the bill. However, there’s a reason why it’s become a cult classic. I really like how, although it uses LISP for its examples, it’s actually a really cool look at the more abstract side of computing. As I understand it, for its time, it was weird as shit

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        I think if I had to describe it succinctly, I would have to say it’s mind altering? They teach a concept you can understand, again and again and then suddenly they reveal the ‘trick’ that they have been building up to then and you’re Paul Atreides on Arrakis tripping balls on spice as your awareness suddenly expands