子供時代のコンピューティング
著者が8歳の頃、転校先の学校にあったコンピューター室での体験を振り返る。フロッピーディスクでMS-DOSやLOGOを起動し、限られた時間の中でプログラミングに夢中になった日々。ペンと紙でプログラムを書き、教室で実際に動かす喜び、そしてその後の人生に大きな影響を与えた子供時代のコンピューティング体験が、鮮やかな記憶と共に綴られている。
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