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#5in Tech this week๐Ÿง 5 things, ranked

Books that changed how I think (engineer edition)

JPJun Park
JPJun Park@devjun

Remixed Maya's list. Kept her top picks, cut the philosophy, added the two books I recommend most at work.

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Remixed fromBooks that actually changed how I thinkby @mayaUpdated 2d ago

5 things, ranked

1

The Pragmatic Programmer

Andrew Hunt, 1999 openlibrary.org

Added: the one book I give every new engineer.

3

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

Every badly designed door you push will now make you angry. Worth it.

5

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann, 2017 openlibrary.org

Added: the most useful technical book I own.

2

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, 2011 openlibrary.org

After this you'll catch yourself mid-bias about four times a day. Annoying, useful.

4

Seeing Like a State

James C. Scott, 1998 openlibrary.org

Explains why so many well-meaning plans fail. Dense, skim the middle.

1

The Pragmatic Programmer

Andrew Hunt, 1999 openlibrary.org

Added: the one book I give every new engineer.

4

Seeing Like a State

James C. Scott, 1998 openlibrary.org

Explains why so many well-meaning plans fail. Dense, skim the middle.

2

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, 2011 openlibrary.org

After this you'll catch yourself mid-bias about four times a day. Annoying, useful.

5

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann, 2017 openlibrary.org

Added: the most useful technical book I own.

3

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

Every badly designed door you push will now make you angry. Worth it.

1

The Pragmatic Programmer

Andrew Hunt, 1999 openlibrary.org

Added: the one book I give every new engineer.

3

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

Every badly designed door you push will now make you angry. Worth it.

5

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann, 2017 openlibrary.org

Added: the most useful technical book I own.

2

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, 2011 openlibrary.org

After this you'll catch yourself mid-bias about four times a day. Annoying, useful.

4

Seeing Like a State

James C. Scott, 1998 openlibrary.org

Explains why so many well-meaning plans fail. Dense, skim the middle.

1

The Pragmatic Programmer

Andrew Hunt, 1999 openlibrary.org

Added: the one book I give every new engineer.

4

Seeing Like a State

James C. Scott, 1998 openlibrary.org

Explains why so many well-meaning plans fail. Dense, skim the middle.

2

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, 2011 openlibrary.org

After this you'll catch yourself mid-bias about four times a day. Annoying, useful.

5

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann, 2017 openlibrary.org

Added: the most useful technical book I own.

3

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

Every badly designed door you push will now make you angry. Worth it.

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