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Name: Microserfs
Rating: 4 (18 reviews)
Author: Douglas Coupland

Microserfs is an epistolary novel that chronicles the lives and relationships of a band of young Microsoft software developers in the early 1990s. Recorded as diary entries on a PowerBook, the narrative adopts a conversational tone, enriched with emoticons, and foreshadows the blog format that would emerge a decade later. The book provides a candid glimpse into the tech industry before the release of Windows 95, exploring the ambition, camaraderie, and everyday challenges faced by software programmers amid the rapid growth of the computer industry in the United States.

First publish date: 1995

Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction

Authors: Douglas Coupland

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