Ars Technica: Book review: Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets (8/99)

Outside of resources like Eric Raymond's Jargon File, it's hard for a 'net newbie to really soak up the kind of old-school hacker lore that still wafts through the back alleys of the 'net. If you were to hang out on USENET long enough, you might pick up some of this stuff, but it's rapidly being diluted as the 'net becomes a place for all types of attitudes, backgrounds, education levels, etc. This in itself isn't bad; indeed, it's a sign of healthy growth. What's tragic, however, is the fact that such folklore has been misappropriated by script-kiddies and overzealous Linux users who came late to the party yet insist on pretending as if they've always been here. Nevertheless, there are ways to get an authentic taste of the kind of spirit that permeated the programming community in earlier times.