THE SECRET LIFE OF PROGRAMS. Copyright © 2019 by Jonathan E. Steinhart.

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ISBN-10: 1-59327-970-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-970-7

Publisher: William Pollock
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Steinhart, Jonathan E., author.
Title: The Secret Life of Programs / Jonathan E. Steinhart.
Description: San Francisco : No Starch Press, Inc., [2019]
Identifiers: LCCN 2019018295 (print) | LCCN 2019021631 (ebook) | ISBN
   9781593279714 (epub) | ISBN 159327971X (epub) | ISBN 9781593279707 (print)
   | ISBN 1593279701 (print)
Subjects: LCSH: Computer programming. | Programming languages (Electronic
   computers) | Browsers (Computer programs)
Classification: LCC QA76.6 (ebook) | LCC QA76.6 .S735 2019 (print) | DDC
   005.1--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019018295

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