From Russia with code : programming migrations in post-Soviet times
While Russian computer scientists are notorious for their interference in the 2016 US presidential election, they are ubiquitous on Wall Street and coveted by international IT firms and often perceive themselves as the present manifestation of the past glory of Soviet scientific prowess. Drawing on...
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| Médium: | E-kniha Kniha |
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Durham ; London
Duke University Press
2019
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| ISBN: | 9781478001843, 1478001844, 1478002999, 9781478002994, 9781478003342, 1478003340 |
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- Cover Contents List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction: Russian Economies of Codes I. Coding Collectives 1. Before the Collapse: Programming Cultures in the Soviet Union 2. From Lurker to Ninja: Creating an it Community at Yandex 3. For Code and Country: Civic Hackers in Contemporary Russia II. Outward-Looking Enclaves 4. At the Periphery of the Empire: Recycling Japanese Cars into Vladivostok’s it Community 5. Kazan Connected: “it-ing Up” a Province 6. Hackerspaces and Technoparks in Moscow 7. Siberian Software Developers 8. E-Estonia Reprogrammed: Nation Branding and Children Coding III. Interlude: Russian Maps 9. Post-Soviet Ecosystems of it IV. Bridges and Mismatches 10. Migrating Step by Step: Russian Computer Scientists in the UK 11. Brain Drain and Boston’s “Upper-Middle Tech 12. Jews in Russia and Russians in Israel 13. Russian Programmers in Finland: Self-Presentation in Migration Narratives Contributors Index Title Page, Copyright
- Cover -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Russian Economies of Codes -- I. Coding Collectives -- One. Before the Collapse: Programming Cultures in the Soviet Union -- Two. From Lurker to Ninja: Creating an it Community at Yandex -- Three. For Code and Country: Civic Hackers in Contemporary Russia -- II. Outward-Looking Enclaves -- Four. At the Periphery of the Empire: Recycling Japanese Cars into Vladivostok's it Community -- Five. Kazan Connected: "it-ing Up" a Province -- Six. Hackerspaces and Technoparks in Moscow -- Seven. Siberian Software Developers -- Eight. E-Estonia Reprogrammed: Nation Branding and Children Coding -- III. Interlude: Russian Maps -- Nine. Post-Soviet Ecosystems of it -- IV. Bridges and Mismatches -- Ten. Migrating Step by Step: Russian Computer Scientists in the UK -- Eleven. Brain Drain and Boston's "Upper-Middle Tech -- Twelve. Jews in Russia and Russians in Israel -- Thirteen. Russian Programmers in Finland: Self-Presentation in Migration Narratives -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y