Tracy Kidder has died

Re:Tracy Kidder has died by sowbug on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @01:53PM (#47520868)

I hoovered up all the hardcover copies I could and for many years gave them as gifts to my teammates after our projects shipped. Mostly as thanks for a job well done, and just a tiny bit as an apology for what they'd just been through.

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Re:Tracy Kidder has died by hnthrowaway0315 on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @02:53PM (#47521603)

Did your team work similar jobs as described in the book? That must be fantastic! Yeah I know most of work is 80% chore, but at least the other 20% part is fantastic.

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Re:Tracy Kidder has died by sowbug on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @07:59PM (#47525004)

Entirely software, far above the Hardy Boys and Microkids in the stack. But the general pace and pressure of the story are still relatable.

I got the same vibes, by the way, from Season One of Halt and Catch Fire (recently and deservedly discussed here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47056314).

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Re:Tracy Kidder has died by jessamyn on Thursday March 26, 2026 @12:09PM (#47532258)

I can't confirm it, but I think a few of the scenes from Halt and Catch Fire come from Soul of a New Machine.

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Re:Tracy Kidder has died by hnthrowaway0315 on Saturday March 28, 2026 @08:44AM (#47554083)

Thanks for sharing!

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