Ellen Ullman is an American computer programmer and author. She has written novels as well as articles for various publications, including Harper's Magazine, Wired, The New York Times and Salon.
She owned a consulting firm and worked as technology commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. Her essays and novels analyze the human side of the world of computer programming. Her breakthrough book was non-fiction: Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents. Wikipedia
“We build our computers the way we build our cities--over time, without a plan, on top of ruins.”
" The dumbing down of programming http://www.salon.com/1998/05/12/feature_321/" Salon Tue-May-12-1998
[The Boss in the Machine, The New York Times, A15, San Francisco, 03624331, 19 February 2005]
