[anaphor]

Coders at Work is probably a much better book with no code in it.

[danso]

Seconded! All-star programmers talking about both technically deep topics and general reflections of good work practices and viewpoints on life. A great book for programmers of any skill or type.

Here's a list of highlights that Kindle users have made:

https://kindle.amazon.com/work/coders-work-reflections-craft...

[henrik_w]

Coders at Work is great - easy to read (but long), with a lot of interesting information. Some sample questions the author asks: "How do you design code?", "What is the worst bug you've ever had to track down?", "What's your preferred debugging techniques and tools? Print statements? Symbolic debuggers? Formal proofs?" and "As a programmer, do you consider yourself a scientist, an engineer, an artist, or a craftsman?". I think these are all excellent questions, and I learned a lot by reading all the different answers.

My full review of it: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2OV0TG7MJGXGL/

[arasatasaygin]

Added to my reading list.

[kawsper]

You might want to add "Founders at Work" to that list as well. It is by the same author.

[anaphor]

Founders at Work is by Jessica Livingston (of ycombinator fame) and Coders at Work is by Peter Seibel (of Practical Common Lisp fame, who took inspiration from Founders at Work).

[kawsper]

Oh, I always assumed is was from the same author. Thanks for correcting me :)