本书是硅谷创业之父Paul Graham 的文集，主要介绍黑客即优秀程序员的爱好和动机，讨论黑客成长、黑客对世界的贡献以及编程语言和黑客工作方法等所有对计算机时代感兴趣的人的一些话题。书中的内容不但有助于了解计算机编程的本质、互联网行业的规则，还会帮助读者了解我们这个时代，迫使读者独立思考。
本书适合所有程序员和互联网创业者，也适合一切对计算机行业感兴趣的读者。

Elliot finds himself at a crossroad when the mysterious leader of an underground hacker group recruits him to destroy the firm he is paid to protect. Compelled by his personal beliefs, Elliot struggles to resist the chance to take down the multinational CEOs he believes are running (and ruining) the world.