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...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Sociology Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 367 - 370 |
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| Formato: | Product Review |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jul2026
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