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neffy
on Jan 4, 2016
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Peter Naur has died
The Psychology of Computer Programming. Gerald M. Weinberg 1971
and:
The Soul of a New Machine Tracy Kidder 1981
ought to be required reading for anybody in tech.
dandrews
on Jan 4, 2016
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I'll easily second this recommendation. 30 years ago I was struck by Tom West's quote from Kidder's book: "Not everything worth doing is worth doing well".
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The Soul of a New Machine Tracy Kidder 1981
ought to be required reading for anybody in tech.