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Re:Ask HN: Books about programmers and programming culture? by jmacego on Sunday June 17, 2018 @05:35PM (#17334467)
I'm old, but I think any list like this can't miss the Jargon File. http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/

Especially the lore section: http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/appendixa.html

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Re:Ask HN: Books about programmers and programming culture? by jonjacky on Sunday June 17, 2018 @06:08PM (#17334589)
There is also a jargon file from inside IBM around 1990[1], a very different culture. Many of the entries deal with company traditions and office politics instead of technical matters.

1. http://www.comlay.net/ibmjarg.pdf

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