{"product_id":"showstopper-the-breakneck-race-to-create-windows-nt-and-the-next-generation-at-microsoft-hardcover","title":"Showstopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. Pascal Zachary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRepublished by 8080 Books in 2026 with a new introduction by the author and a new foreword written by one of the characters in the story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eG. Pascal Zachary managed to get total access to the formerly unseen programming catacombs of Microsoft and has made the most of it with this riveting look inside one of the world's most fascinating corporations. He traces the tumultuous creation of Windows NT, capturing not only the technical ambition but the human drama at its core. By illuminating the passions, conflicts, and relentless drive of Dave Cutler's team, Zachary offers a rare window into a crucible where modern computing was forged.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWindows NT was one of the most important pieces of software ever written for the personal computer. When Microsoft introduced Windows NT in 1993, historians took little note of it-- we thought it was just another incremental product. Now, decades later, we realize that Windows NT, along with the Intel Pentium processor introduced at the same time, transformed the place of the personal computer in the computing world. G. Pascal Zachary takes us inside Microsoft to observe the drama and creativity that brought this piece of code to life. Zachary managed to get total access to the formerly unseen programming catacombs of Microsoft and has made the most of it with this riveting look inside this fascinating technology titans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike the software whose creation it chronicles, Zachary's book is an exercise in persistence and detail. We learn every twist and turn in the lives of the people who sacrificed family and friends to create Windows NT. We sweat over every major bug that threatens to undo the program. More than anything else, we come to appreciate what a miracle software really is: a unique blend of artistry and drudgery, mathematical order and creative chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOften compared favorably to the better-known digital creation story, \u003ci\u003eSoul of the New Machine, \u003c\/i\u003eShowstopper has its own fervent fans. One such admirer, the prize-winner economics writer David Warsh, insists, \"I remain very enthusiastic about \u003ci\u003eShowstopper\u003c\/i\u003e, which is better than \u003ci\u003eSoul of a New Machine\u003c\/i\u003e. Zachary's unique book richly deserves a new edition.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the uniqueness of Zachary's software creation story: he had incredible access to the actors in this drama. He was able to interview all of the major players involved in NT development, including David Cutler, the project's lead, and Bill Gates, the CEO of Microsoft at the time. It provides real insight into the market landscape at the time, the challenges that Windows NT faced, and what it was like for regular software developers and management to laboriously crank out NT over many sleepless nights throughout a period of roughly four years.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eG. Pascal Zachary is a journalist, historian and specialist in the structure and logic of technological change. Zachary covered Microsoft and Silicon Valley in the 1990s for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eHe later wrote the \"Ping\" column on innovation for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eHis essays and reportage on technology have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWired, Technology Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpectrum magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe San Jose Mercury \u003c\/i\u003eand many other publications. Zachary is also the author of\u003ci\u003e Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century \u003c\/i\u003e(1997) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Writings of Vannevar Bush \u003c\/i\u003e(2022)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zachary has taught technology journalism at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. At Arizona State University, he taught courses on the history of nuclear weapons and the history of consciousness, from the Greeks to Google. His research on digital innovation in sub-Saharan Africa was supported by the Gates foundation and the National Science Foundation. For the PBS network, he co-wrote \u003ci\u003eCode Rush\u003c\/i\u003e, with director David Winton, about the rise and fall of Netscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zachary lives in northern California with his wife, Constance Okon. He chronicled their early adventures together in his memoir, \u003ci\u003eMarried to Africa: a love story\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.54 x 8.27 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53343181668659,"sku":"9798993755366","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mO4JB0Bnds9798993755366.webp?v=1778706127","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/showstopper-the-breakneck-race-to-create-windows-nt-and-the-next-generation-at-microsoft-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}