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Were any of the books mentioned in this scene from the movie Hackers real?
Were there any commercially available graphical interfaces before the apple Lisa?Where did the popularity of the `i` variable come from?What other computers used this floating-point format?Is this story true about Digital and AltavistaWhat is the version of Unix and the name of the computer it run on in this 1982 video?Where does this esoteric Pascal operator come from?What was “whole-value computation” in early real-time systems?Where does the hierarchical directory structure originate from?Where was this Grace Hopper/Univac photo taken?Were there any working computers using residue number systems?
In this scene from the 1995 movie Hackers, Cereal pulls out several books referred to by different colors of the "technicolor rainbow", including a "green one", "luscious orange", the "Pink Shirt book", the "Devil book", "Dragon book", and a very large "Red book".
Here's the transcript, if you can't watch the video:
Speaker 1: I'm in this computer, right? I'm looking around...
Speaker 2: You got those Crayola books?
Speaker 3: Yeah, technicolor rainbow.
Speaker 3: Green one.
Speaker 1: What is that? Let me see? What are these?
Speaker 4: International UNIX environments.
Speaker 3: Luscious orange.
Speaker 4: Computer security criteria... DoD standards.
Speaker 4: The pink-shirt book... guide to IBM PCs.
Speaker 4: So-called due to the nasty pink shirt the guy wears on the cover.
Speaker 4: Devil book, the UNIX bible.
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 4: Dragon book, compiler design.
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 4: The Red book.
NSA-trusted networks.
Otherwise known as 'The Ugly Red Book That Won't Fit On A Shelf'.
Were these just made up flights of fancy or where these books real? I'm especially interested if the "ugly red book that won't fit on a shelf" was based on anything real.
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In this scene from the 1995 movie Hackers, Cereal pulls out several books referred to by different colors of the "technicolor rainbow", including a "green one", "luscious orange", the "Pink Shirt book", the "Devil book", "Dragon book", and a very large "Red book".
Here's the transcript, if you can't watch the video:
Speaker 1: I'm in this computer, right? I'm looking around...
Speaker 2: You got those Crayola books?
Speaker 3: Yeah, technicolor rainbow.
Speaker 3: Green one.
Speaker 1: What is that? Let me see? What are these?
Speaker 4: International UNIX environments.
Speaker 3: Luscious orange.
Speaker 4: Computer security criteria... DoD standards.
Speaker 4: The pink-shirt book... guide to IBM PCs.
Speaker 4: So-called due to the nasty pink shirt the guy wears on the cover.
Speaker 4: Devil book, the UNIX bible.
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 4: Dragon book, compiler design.
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 4: The Red book.
NSA-trusted networks.
Otherwise known as 'The Ugly Red Book That Won't Fit On A Shelf'.
Were these just made up flights of fancy or where these books real? I'm especially interested if the "ugly red book that won't fit on a shelf" was based on anything real.
history
edited May 14 at 12:50
grooveplex
1053
asked May 13 at 13:39
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
7081514
2
While I accept the other answers, computing books being referred to by color is not uncommon. For example, Adobe has published various books about PostScript, commonly called "red book", "blue book", "green book", and "black book". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript#Further_reading
– RichF
May 13 at 21:08
2
Colours are definitely context-sensitive. For example, here's another Red Book - though obviously not the one the movie is interested in.
– another-dave
May 13 at 23:23
It all depends on the context and subjects. For example, The OpenGL Programming Guide is also known as the Red Book in graphics programming, e.g. github.com/openglredbook/examples. Outside of computing, an example would be a series of color books from International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, that specifies various standards on chemistry researches. But in the context of information security, one can immediately recognize the DoD's Rainbow Series.
– 比尔盖子
May 14 at 2:05
Yes they were! And thanks for reminding me that it's about time for my annual re-watching of Hackers :-D
– Aaron F
May 14 at 8:59
There is a book titled Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Is there any connection between that book and this movie?
– Walter Mitty
May 14 at 10:41
|
show 6 more comments
In this scene from the 1995 movie Hackers, Cereal pulls out several books referred to by different colors of the "technicolor rainbow", including a "green one", "luscious orange", the "Pink Shirt book", the "Devil book", "Dragon book", and a very large "Red book".
Here's the transcript, if you can't watch the video:
Speaker 1: I'm in this computer, right? I'm looking around...
Speaker 2: You got those Crayola books?
Speaker 3: Yeah, technicolor rainbow.
Speaker 3: Green one.
Speaker 1: What is that? Let me see? What are these?
Speaker 4: International UNIX environments.
Speaker 3: Luscious orange.
Speaker 4: Computer security criteria... DoD standards.
Speaker 4: The pink-shirt book... guide to IBM PCs.
Speaker 4: So-called due to the nasty pink shirt the guy wears on the cover.
Speaker 4: Devil book, the UNIX bible.
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 4: Dragon book, compiler design.
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 4: The Red book.
NSA-trusted networks.
Otherwise known as 'The Ugly Red Book That Won't Fit On A Shelf'.
Were these just made up flights of fancy or where these books real? I'm especially interested if the "ugly red book that won't fit on a shelf" was based on anything real.
history
edited May 14 at 12:50
grooveplex
1053
asked May 13 at 13:39
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
7081514
In this scene from the 1995 movie Hackers, Cereal pulls out several books referred to by different colors of the "technicolor rainbow", including a "green one", "luscious orange", the "Pink Shirt book", the "Devil book", "Dragon book", and a very large "Red book".
Here's the transcript, if you can't watch the video:
Speaker 1: I'm in this computer, right? I'm looking around...
Speaker 2: You got those Crayola books?
Speaker 3: Yeah, technicolor rainbow.
Speaker 3: Green one.
Speaker 1: What is that? Let me see? What are these?
Speaker 4: International UNIX environments.
Speaker 3: Luscious orange.
Speaker 4: Computer security criteria... DoD standards.
Speaker 4: The pink-shirt book... guide to IBM PCs.
Speaker 4: So-called due to the nasty pink shirt the guy wears on the cover.
Speaker 4: Devil book, the UNIX bible.
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 4: Dragon book, compiler design.
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 4: The Red book.
NSA-trusted networks.
Otherwise known as 'The Ugly Red Book That Won't Fit On A Shelf'.
Were these just made up flights of fancy or where these books real? I'm especially interested if the "ugly red book that won't fit on a shelf" was based on anything real.
history
history
edited May 14 at 12:50
grooveplex
1053
asked May 13 at 13:39
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
7081514
edited May 14 at 12:50
grooveplex
1053
asked May 13 at 13:39
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
7081514
edited May 14 at 12:50
grooveplex
1053
edited May 14 at 12:50
grooveplex
1053
edited May 14 at 12:50
grooveplex
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1053
asked May 13 at 13:39
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
7081514
asked May 13 at 13:39
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
7081514
asked May 13 at 13:39
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
7081514
7081514
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While I accept the other answers, computing books being referred to by color is not uncommon. For example, Adobe has published various books about PostScript, commonly called "red book", "blue book", "green book", and "black book". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript#Further_reading
– RichF
May 13 at 21:08
2
Colours are definitely context-sensitive. For example, here's another Red Book - though obviously not the one the movie is interested in.
– another-dave
May 13 at 23:23
It all depends on the context and subjects. For example, The OpenGL Programming Guide is also known as the Red Book in graphics programming, e.g. github.com/openglredbook/examples. Outside of computing, an example would be a series of color books from International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, that specifies various standards on chemistry researches. But in the context of information security, one can immediately recognize the DoD's Rainbow Series.
– 比尔盖子
May 14 at 2:05
Yes they were! And thanks for reminding me that it's about time for my annual re-watching of Hackers :-D
– Aaron F
May 14 at 8:59
There is a book titled Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Is there any connection between that book and this movie?
– Walter Mitty
May 14 at 10:41
|
show 6 more comments
2
While I accept the other answers, computing books being referred to by color is not uncommon. For example, Adobe has published various books about PostScript, commonly called "red book", "blue book", "green book", and "black book". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript#Further_reading
– RichF
May 13 at 21:08
2
Colours are definitely context-sensitive. For example, here's another Red Book - though obviously not the one the movie is interested in.
– another-dave
May 13 at 23:23
It all depends on the context and subjects. For example, The OpenGL Programming Guide is also known as the Red Book in graphics programming, e.g. github.com/openglredbook/examples. Outside of computing, an example would be a series of color books from International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, that specifies various standards on chemistry researches. But in the context of information security, one can immediately recognize the DoD's Rainbow Series.
– 比尔盖子
May 14 at 2:05
Yes they were! And thanks for reminding me that it's about time for my annual re-watching of Hackers :-D
– Aaron F
May 14 at 8:59
There is a book titled Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Is there any connection between that book and this movie?
– Walter Mitty
May 14 at 10:41
2
2
While I accept the other answers, computing books being referred to by color is not uncommon. For example, Adobe has published various books about PostScript, commonly called "red book", "blue book", "green book", and "black book". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript#Further_reading
– RichF
May 13 at 21:08
While I accept the other answers, computing books being referred to by color is not uncommon. For example, Adobe has published various books about PostScript, commonly called "red book", "blue book", "green book", and "black book". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript#Further_reading
– RichF
May 13 at 21:08
2
2
Colours are definitely context-sensitive. For example, here's another Red Book - though obviously not the one the movie is interested in.
– another-dave
May 13 at 23:23
Colours are definitely context-sensitive. For example, here's another Red Book - though obviously not the one the movie is interested in.
– another-dave
May 13 at 23:23
It all depends on the context and subjects. For example, The OpenGL Programming Guide is also known as the Red Book in graphics programming, e.g. github.com/openglredbook/examples. Outside of computing, an example would be a series of color books from International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, that specifies various standards on chemistry researches. But in the context of information security, one can immediately recognize the DoD's Rainbow Series.
– 比尔盖子
May 14 at 2:05
It all depends on the context and subjects. For example, The OpenGL Programming Guide is also known as the Red Book in graphics programming, e.g. github.com/openglredbook/examples. Outside of computing, an example would be a series of color books from International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, that specifies various standards on chemistry researches. But in the context of information security, one can immediately recognize the DoD's Rainbow Series.
– 比尔盖子
May 14 at 2:05
Yes they were! And thanks for reminding me that it's about time for my annual re-watching of Hackers :-D
– Aaron F
May 14 at 8:59
Yes they were! And thanks for reminding me that it's about time for my annual re-watching of Hackers :-D
– Aaron F
May 14 at 8:59
There is a book titled Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Is there any connection between that book and this movie?
– Walter Mitty
May 14 at 10:41
There is a book titled Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Is there any connection between that book and this movie?
– Walter Mitty
May 14 at 10:41
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As indicated on IMDb, the books are
Green: International UNIX Environments, probably part of POSIX or The X/Open Guide.
Orange: Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, part of the Rainbow Series published by the US DoD.
Pink: The Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC (Peter Norton wears a pink shirt in the cover photo, as can be seen in this Wikipedia article).
The devil book, The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels and John S. Quarterman.
The dragon book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman. (People who read the dragon book before 1986, or who were told about it by someone who did, would recognise Principles of Compiler Design as the dragon book instead.)
Red: Trusted Network Interpretation of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, also part of the Rainbow Series.
answered May 13 at 13:56
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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And the coments at the page linked to in the question also has a link to the IMDb page...
– UncleBod
May 13 at 13:57
5
I used to have # 3 the Norton book - not sure if I still have it somewhere. But as far as # 5 - I have an earlier "Principles of Compiler Design", by Aho & Ullman, 1977. That is what I think of as the Dragon Book.
– manassehkatz
May 13 at 14:36
2
@manassehkatz re #5, there are indeed three editions known as the Dragon Book, but the one in the film (timecoded at a point where the cover is visible) is the 1986 edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools.
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:27
3
@manassehkatz indeed, I’ve updated my answer to reflect that. I still have a bunch of BYTE magazines, and the two “Best of BYTE” anthologies ;-) (and some of the Dr Dobbs’ compilations too).
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:43
11
Regarding the switching contextual reference of "Dragon Book": Principles of Compiler Design (1977) is referred to as the Green Dragon Book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986) is referred to as the Red Dragon Book. They have been since before the movie was released. As of release of the 2nd edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools,a 3rd reference is added to the mix and it is called the Purple Dragon Book. They are so called for the color of the dragon on their covers.Unqualified references to "Dragon Book" are to latest ed at that pt in time.
– K. Alan Bates
May 13 at 18:32
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At least some of them were real.
The Dragon book, compiler design: definitely real, a classic textbook.
The orange book, computer security criteria: real, never personally encountered it but I remember it being referred to, back in the day.
answered May 13 at 13:48
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Orange book - definitely.
– another-dave
May 13 at 18:16
See the accepted answer above
– User that is not a user
May 15 at 0:23
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As indicated on IMDb, the books are
Green: International UNIX Environments, probably part of POSIX or The X/Open Guide.
Orange: Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, part of the Rainbow Series published by the US DoD.
Pink: The Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC (Peter Norton wears a pink shirt in the cover photo, as can be seen in this Wikipedia article).
The devil book, The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels and John S. Quarterman.
The dragon book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman. (People who read the dragon book before 1986, or who were told about it by someone who did, would recognise Principles of Compiler Design as the dragon book instead.)
Red: Trusted Network Interpretation of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, also part of the Rainbow Series.
answered May 13 at 13:56
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
43.9k8183188
2
And the coments at the page linked to in the question also has a link to the IMDb page...
– UncleBod
May 13 at 13:57
5
I used to have # 3 the Norton book - not sure if I still have it somewhere. But as far as # 5 - I have an earlier "Principles of Compiler Design", by Aho & Ullman, 1977. That is what I think of as the Dragon Book.
– manassehkatz
May 13 at 14:36
2
@manassehkatz re #5, there are indeed three editions known as the Dragon Book, but the one in the film (timecoded at a point where the cover is visible) is the 1986 edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools.
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:27
3
@manassehkatz indeed, I’ve updated my answer to reflect that. I still have a bunch of BYTE magazines, and the two “Best of BYTE” anthologies ;-) (and some of the Dr Dobbs’ compilations too).
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:43
11
Regarding the switching contextual reference of "Dragon Book": Principles of Compiler Design (1977) is referred to as the Green Dragon Book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986) is referred to as the Red Dragon Book. They have been since before the movie was released. As of release of the 2nd edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools,a 3rd reference is added to the mix and it is called the Purple Dragon Book. They are so called for the color of the dragon on their covers.Unqualified references to "Dragon Book" are to latest ed at that pt in time.
– K. Alan Bates
May 13 at 18:32
|
show 8 more comments
As indicated on IMDb, the books are
Green: International UNIX Environments, probably part of POSIX or The X/Open Guide.
Orange: Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, part of the Rainbow Series published by the US DoD.
Pink: The Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC (Peter Norton wears a pink shirt in the cover photo, as can be seen in this Wikipedia article).
The devil book, The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels and John S. Quarterman.
The dragon book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman. (People who read the dragon book before 1986, or who were told about it by someone who did, would recognise Principles of Compiler Design as the dragon book instead.)
Red: Trusted Network Interpretation of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, also part of the Rainbow Series.
answered May 13 at 13:56
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
43.9k8183188
2
And the coments at the page linked to in the question also has a link to the IMDb page...
– UncleBod
May 13 at 13:57
5
I used to have # 3 the Norton book - not sure if I still have it somewhere. But as far as # 5 - I have an earlier "Principles of Compiler Design", by Aho & Ullman, 1977. That is what I think of as the Dragon Book.
– manassehkatz
May 13 at 14:36
2
@manassehkatz re #5, there are indeed three editions known as the Dragon Book, but the one in the film (timecoded at a point where the cover is visible) is the 1986 edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools.
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:27
3
@manassehkatz indeed, I’ve updated my answer to reflect that. I still have a bunch of BYTE magazines, and the two “Best of BYTE” anthologies ;-) (and some of the Dr Dobbs’ compilations too).
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:43
11
Regarding the switching contextual reference of "Dragon Book": Principles of Compiler Design (1977) is referred to as the Green Dragon Book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986) is referred to as the Red Dragon Book. They have been since before the movie was released. As of release of the 2nd edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools,a 3rd reference is added to the mix and it is called the Purple Dragon Book. They are so called for the color of the dragon on their covers.Unqualified references to "Dragon Book" are to latest ed at that pt in time.
– K. Alan Bates
May 13 at 18:32
|
show 8 more comments
As indicated on IMDb, the books are
Green: International UNIX Environments, probably part of POSIX or The X/Open Guide.
Orange: Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, part of the Rainbow Series published by the US DoD.
Pink: The Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC (Peter Norton wears a pink shirt in the cover photo, as can be seen in this Wikipedia article).
The devil book, The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels and John S. Quarterman.
The dragon book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman. (People who read the dragon book before 1986, or who were told about it by someone who did, would recognise Principles of Compiler Design as the dragon book instead.)
Red: Trusted Network Interpretation of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, also part of the Rainbow Series.
answered May 13 at 13:56
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
43.9k8183188
As indicated on IMDb, the books are
Green: International UNIX Environments, probably part of POSIX or The X/Open Guide.
Orange: Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, part of the Rainbow Series published by the US DoD.
Pink: The Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC (Peter Norton wears a pink shirt in the cover photo, as can be seen in this Wikipedia article).
The devil book, The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels and John S. Quarterman.
The dragon book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman. (People who read the dragon book before 1986, or who were told about it by someone who did, would recognise Principles of Compiler Design as the dragon book instead.)
Red: Trusted Network Interpretation of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, also part of the Rainbow Series.
answered May 13 at 13:56
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
43.9k8183188
edited May 13 at 15:42
answered May 13 at 13:56
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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answered May 13 at 13:56
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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answered May 13 at 13:56
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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And the coments at the page linked to in the question also has a link to the IMDb page...
– UncleBod
May 13 at 13:57
5
I used to have # 3 the Norton book - not sure if I still have it somewhere. But as far as # 5 - I have an earlier "Principles of Compiler Design", by Aho & Ullman, 1977. That is what I think of as the Dragon Book.
– manassehkatz
May 13 at 14:36
2
@manassehkatz re #5, there are indeed three editions known as the Dragon Book, but the one in the film (timecoded at a point where the cover is visible) is the 1986 edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools.
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:27
3
@manassehkatz indeed, I’ve updated my answer to reflect that. I still have a bunch of BYTE magazines, and the two “Best of BYTE” anthologies ;-) (and some of the Dr Dobbs’ compilations too).
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:43
11
Regarding the switching contextual reference of "Dragon Book": Principles of Compiler Design (1977) is referred to as the Green Dragon Book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986) is referred to as the Red Dragon Book. They have been since before the movie was released. As of release of the 2nd edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools,a 3rd reference is added to the mix and it is called the Purple Dragon Book. They are so called for the color of the dragon on their covers.Unqualified references to "Dragon Book" are to latest ed at that pt in time.
– K. Alan Bates
May 13 at 18:32
|
show 8 more comments
2
And the coments at the page linked to in the question also has a link to the IMDb page...
– UncleBod
May 13 at 13:57
5
I used to have # 3 the Norton book - not sure if I still have it somewhere. But as far as # 5 - I have an earlier "Principles of Compiler Design", by Aho & Ullman, 1977. That is what I think of as the Dragon Book.
– manassehkatz
May 13 at 14:36
2
@manassehkatz re #5, there are indeed three editions known as the Dragon Book, but the one in the film (timecoded at a point where the cover is visible) is the 1986 edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools.
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:27
3
@manassehkatz indeed, I’ve updated my answer to reflect that. I still have a bunch of BYTE magazines, and the two “Best of BYTE” anthologies ;-) (and some of the Dr Dobbs’ compilations too).
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:43
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Regarding the switching contextual reference of "Dragon Book": Principles of Compiler Design (1977) is referred to as the Green Dragon Book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986) is referred to as the Red Dragon Book. They have been since before the movie was released. As of release of the 2nd edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools,a 3rd reference is added to the mix and it is called the Purple Dragon Book. They are so called for the color of the dragon on their covers.Unqualified references to "Dragon Book" are to latest ed at that pt in time.
– K. Alan Bates
May 13 at 18:32
2
2
And the coments at the page linked to in the question also has a link to the IMDb page...
– UncleBod
May 13 at 13:57
And the coments at the page linked to in the question also has a link to the IMDb page...
– UncleBod
May 13 at 13:57
5
5
I used to have # 3 the Norton book - not sure if I still have it somewhere. But as far as # 5 - I have an earlier "Principles of Compiler Design", by Aho & Ullman, 1977. That is what I think of as the Dragon Book.
– manassehkatz
May 13 at 14:36
I used to have # 3 the Norton book - not sure if I still have it somewhere. But as far as # 5 - I have an earlier "Principles of Compiler Design", by Aho & Ullman, 1977. That is what I think of as the Dragon Book.
– manassehkatz
May 13 at 14:36
2
2
@manassehkatz re #5, there are indeed three editions known as the Dragon Book, but the one in the film (timecoded at a point where the cover is visible) is the 1986 edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools.
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:27
@manassehkatz re #5, there are indeed three editions known as the Dragon Book, but the one in the film (timecoded at a point where the cover is visible) is the 1986 edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools.
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:27
3
3
@manassehkatz indeed, I’ve updated my answer to reflect that. I still have a bunch of BYTE magazines, and the two “Best of BYTE” anthologies ;-) (and some of the Dr Dobbs’ compilations too).
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:43
@manassehkatz indeed, I’ve updated my answer to reflect that. I still have a bunch of BYTE magazines, and the two “Best of BYTE” anthologies ;-) (and some of the Dr Dobbs’ compilations too).
– Stephen Kitt
May 13 at 15:43
11
11
Regarding the switching contextual reference of "Dragon Book": Principles of Compiler Design (1977) is referred to as the Green Dragon Book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986) is referred to as the Red Dragon Book. They have been since before the movie was released. As of release of the 2nd edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools,a 3rd reference is added to the mix and it is called the Purple Dragon Book. They are so called for the color of the dragon on their covers.Unqualified references to "Dragon Book" are to latest ed at that pt in time.
– K. Alan Bates
May 13 at 18:32
Regarding the switching contextual reference of "Dragon Book": Principles of Compiler Design (1977) is referred to as the Green Dragon Book, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986) is referred to as the Red Dragon Book. They have been since before the movie was released. As of release of the 2nd edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools,a 3rd reference is added to the mix and it is called the Purple Dragon Book. They are so called for the color of the dragon on their covers.Unqualified references to "Dragon Book" are to latest ed at that pt in time.
– K. Alan Bates
May 13 at 18:32
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At least some of them were real.
The Dragon book, compiler design: definitely real, a classic textbook.
The orange book, computer security criteria: real, never personally encountered it but I remember it being referred to, back in the day.
answered May 13 at 13:48
rwallacerwallace
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Orange book - definitely.
– another-dave
May 13 at 18:16
See the accepted answer above
– User that is not a user
May 15 at 0:23
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At least some of them were real.
The Dragon book, compiler design: definitely real, a classic textbook.
The orange book, computer security criteria: real, never personally encountered it but I remember it being referred to, back in the day.
answered May 13 at 13:48
rwallacerwallace
11.7k562175
2
Orange book - definitely.
– another-dave
May 13 at 18:16
See the accepted answer above
– User that is not a user
May 15 at 0:23
add a comment |
At least some of them were real.
The Dragon book, compiler design: definitely real, a classic textbook.
The orange book, computer security criteria: real, never personally encountered it but I remember it being referred to, back in the day.
answered May 13 at 13:48
rwallacerwallace
11.7k562175
At least some of them were real.
The Dragon book, compiler design: definitely real, a classic textbook.
The orange book, computer security criteria: real, never personally encountered it but I remember it being referred to, back in the day.
answered May 13 at 13:48
rwallacerwallace
11.7k562175
answered May 13 at 13:48
rwallacerwallace
11.7k562175
answered May 13 at 13:48
rwallacerwallace
11.7k562175
answered May 13 at 13:48
rwallacerwallace
11.7k562175
11.7k562175
2
Orange book - definitely.
– another-dave
May 13 at 18:16
See the accepted answer above
– User that is not a user
May 15 at 0:23
add a comment |
2
Orange book - definitely.
– another-dave
May 13 at 18:16
See the accepted answer above
– User that is not a user
May 15 at 0:23
2
2
Orange book - definitely.
– another-dave
May 13 at 18:16
Orange book - definitely.
– another-dave
May 13 at 18:16
See the accepted answer above
– User that is not a user
May 15 at 0:23
See the accepted answer above
– User that is not a user
May 15 at 0:23
add a comment |
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While I accept the other answers, computing books being referred to by color is not uncommon. For example, Adobe has published various books about PostScript, commonly called "red book", "blue book", "green book", and "black book". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript#Further_reading
– RichF
May 13 at 21:08
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Colours are definitely context-sensitive. For example, here's another Red Book - though obviously not the one the movie is interested in.
– another-dave
May 13 at 23:23
It all depends on the context and subjects. For example, The OpenGL Programming Guide is also known as the Red Book in graphics programming, e.g. github.com/openglredbook/examples. Outside of computing, an example would be a series of color books from International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, that specifies various standards on chemistry researches. But in the context of information security, one can immediately recognize the DoD's Rainbow Series.
– 比尔盖子
May 14 at 2:05
Yes they were! And thanks for reminding me that it's about time for my annual re-watching of Hackers :-D
– Aaron F
May 14 at 8:59
There is a book titled Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Is there any connection between that book and this movie?
– Walter Mitty
May 14 at 10:41