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Canaries in the Code Mine: Precarity and the Future of Tech Work.

The book *Canaries in the Code Mine: Precarity and the Future of Tech Work* examines the increasing job insecurity faced by software developers, a group often viewed as enjoying stable and lucrative employment. Based on interviews with 120 New York City software engineers, it highlights how precarit...

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Published in:Contemporary Sociology Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 367 - 370
Main Author: Luhr, Sigrid Willa
Format: Product Review
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Jul2026
Subjects:
Precarity
Diversity in the workplace
Job security
Information technology
Labor market
Labor organizing
Computer software developers
Automation
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