[jmcdowell]

Would you know/recommend any books from the early Microsoft era? I enjoyed Masters of Doom and would love to know if there is anything which goes into that much detail of the early days of Microsoft, actually any company would be interesting.

[pjmorris]

Three I'm familiar with, all recommended:

'Gates', Stephen Manes [1]

'Show Stopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft', G.P. Zachary [2]

'Microsoft in the Mirror', Karin Carter [3]

But I agree with the parent that 'Programmers At Work' is a great book.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Gates-Microsofts-Reinvented-Industry-H...

[2] http://www.amazon.com/Show-Stopper-Breakneck-Generation-Micr...

[3] http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Mirror-Nineteen-Insiders-Exp...

[jmcdowell]

Thank you very much, I'll have a look at those 3. Completely agree about the parent book, it does seem very interesting. Although potentially only available in the UK as an import.

[kyberias]

I couldn't recommend "Show Stopper!" enough. Wonderful book!