Ten Books That Shaped How I Think
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A software engineer shares ten books that fundamentally shaped their thinking as an engineer — not language or framework guides, but works that shifted mental models. Highlights include 'A Philosophy of Software Design' (deep modules, simple interfaces), 'Thinking in Systems' (feedback loops, leverage points), 'Designing Data-Intensive Applications' (first-principles systems thinking), SICP (computation fundamentals), and 'The Mythical Man-Month' (conceptual integrity). Also notable is 'Computer Power and Human Reason' by Weizenbaum, framed as a philosophical counterweight to AI hype. The list spans software engineering classics, design theory, and systems thinking.
