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Essays every programmer should read once

PRPriyanka Rao
PRPriyanka Rao@priyanka

Old ideas that keep being right. Most of these are short enough for a lunch break.

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No Silver Bullet

en.wikipedia.org

Written in 1986 and still the best answer to every 'this tool will 10x us' pitch.

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Worse is better

en.wikipedia.org

Explains why the thing you think is ugly won.

The Mythical Man-Month

en.wikipedia.org

Technically a book. Read the title essay and send it to your manager.

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

en.wikipedia.org

Link

How to Do Great Work โ€” Paul Graham

paulgraham.com

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"Things You Should Never Do, Part I" by Joel Spolsky

The rewrite-from-scratch warning. I ignored it once. Never again.

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"Reflections on Trusting Trust" by Ken Thompson

Thing

No Silver Bullet

en.wikipedia.org

Written in 1986 and still the best answer to every 'this tool will 10x us' pitch.

The Mythical Man-Month

en.wikipedia.org

Technically a book. Read the title essay and send it to your manager.

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

en.wikipedia.org

Thing

"Things You Should Never Do, Part I" by Joel Spolsky

The rewrite-from-scratch warning. I ignored it once. Never again.

Thing

Worse is better

en.wikipedia.org

Explains why the thing you think is ugly won.

Link

How to Do Great Work โ€” Paul Graham

paulgraham.com

Thing

"Reflections on Trusting Trust" by Ken Thompson

Thing

No Silver Bullet

en.wikipedia.org

Written in 1986 and still the best answer to every 'this tool will 10x us' pitch.

Thing

Worse is better

en.wikipedia.org

Explains why the thing you think is ugly won.

The Mythical Man-Month

en.wikipedia.org

Technically a book. Read the title essay and send it to your manager.

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

en.wikipedia.org

Link

How to Do Great Work โ€” Paul Graham

paulgraham.com

Thing

"Things You Should Never Do, Part I" by Joel Spolsky

The rewrite-from-scratch warning. I ignored it once. Never again.

Thing

"Reflections on Trusting Trust" by Ken Thompson

Thing

No Silver Bullet

en.wikipedia.org

Written in 1986 and still the best answer to every 'this tool will 10x us' pitch.

The Mythical Man-Month

en.wikipedia.org

Technically a book. Read the title essay and send it to your manager.

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

en.wikipedia.org

Thing

"Things You Should Never Do, Part I" by Joel Spolsky

The rewrite-from-scratch warning. I ignored it once. Never again.

Thing

Worse is better

en.wikipedia.org

Explains why the thing you think is ugly won.

Link

How to Do Great Work โ€” Paul Graham

paulgraham.com

Thing

"Reflections on Trusting Trust" by Ken Thompson

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