Is Computer Networks (1981) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 41 / 100 (slightly CHUD-leaning). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, John David Wetherall, David J. Wetherall, 1981.
8 votes: 38% WOKE, 62% CHUD.
Why: Computer networking textbook; no clear politics
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