Confession of a Code-Monkey

by Richard Hunter

Guilt is always a heavy burden to bear, but for Eugine's final confession, he bears the weight of his role in mankind's greatest accomplishment and it's greatest technological mistake.

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First published March 15, 2011

About the author

Richard Hunter is vice president and Gartner Fellow at Gartner, Inc., where his recent work has focused on matters of interest to CIOs. Hunter is the author of "World Without Secrets: Business, Crime and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing" (Wiley&Sons, NYC, 2002), “IT Risk: Turning Business Threats Into Competitive Advantage” (Harvard Business Press, Boston, 2006), and “The Real Business of IT: How CIOs Create and Communicate Value” (Harvard Business Press, Boston, 2009), the latter two works with co-author George Westerman. He is in much demand as a speaker and advisor to CIOs.
Mr. Hunter was elected a Gartner Fellow in 2003. He holds a bachelor's degree in music from Harvard University. He is a world-class harmonica player who continues to compose and perform; his first book, “Jazz Harp” (Oak Publications, NYC) has been in continuous print since 1980, and is the world’s best-selling method for jazz and rock harmonica players.