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by beat 4534 days ago
Non-code books for programmers? I always recommend How Buildings Learn, by Stewart Brand. It's a well-written and elegant study of the lifecycle of buildings, and holds many lessons for anyone who realizes their software continues to exist and change.

http://amzn.com/B00AFZ3PI4

Brand says the three enemies of a building are time, money, and water. What are the three enemies of a program?

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satan is your enemy and the enemy of all humanity.