#27 in the ranking · ideas · 2003
Masters of Doom
151people cite it
20years with mentions
16since 2023
2communities
Year by year
Peak: 23 mentions in 2020
Mentions per year: 2007: 1; 2008: 4; 2009: 10; 2010: 3; 2011: 2; 2012: 2; 2013: 17; 2014: 7; 2015: 12; 2016: 11; 2017: 9; 2018: 18; 2019: 10; 2020: 23; 2021: 9; 2022: 12; 2023: 7; 2024: 6; 2025: 5; 2026: 1.
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I think Masters of Doom is a great book for getting people interested in either software development in general, or game development.
Hacker News · 2022 · in “Ask HN: Which book can attract anyone towards your field of study?” · see comment ↗
Masters of Doom is probably the best book I have ever consumed.
Hacker News · 2020 · in “Ask HN: What are more books like “Masters of Doom” or “Showstoppers”?” · see comment ↗
If you're interested in games / startup stories, I have to recommend Masters of Doom, about the early days of id.
Hacker News · 2019 · in “Ask HN: Recommend one book I need to read this summer?” · see comment ↗