This is a must read book for anybody going into the realm of technology, especially software engineers. The words that were written in this book in 1949 seem to be even more real today than they were back then. This book is a good reminder that what you create as a software engineer can have many consequences. It is ironic that in the book it is shown that every TV in every room keeps a close eye on you and makes privacy non-existent, and now in the real world we have many devices that monitor what we do all the time. This is not just happening in your own home either it is wherever you go as well, especially with the smart phone that everyone keeps on them. Although the book focuses on this “negative utopia” and you can draw many correlations from the books ideas and concepts to the real world, it does not mean that creating this technology is bad. It does give us a look at how things could possibly be and makes us actually think about what is going on around us. It is scary though how many of the ideas in the book seem to actually be true in real life, and there are more ideas in the book then just a lack of privacy which we are facing today. It is a wonderful read and will keep your attention throughout the whole book. I would highly recommend reading this book when you get a chance.
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