What are some "classic reads" in programming?

I'm thinking of blog posts and resources that are more than a few years old, but had a big impact and continue to be circulated as relevant and interesting reads.

Comments

[Ben Halpern]

This one comes to mind for me:

"We can't send email more than 500 miles"

[Madza]

hackernews? hahah xdd

[Chris Bertrand]

That's such a good read! It's like an 90s private eye drama!

[Ynoa Pedro]

If you are a masochist: Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Its not a critic, awesome book but i do prefer colored things haha!)
If you're like me and likes a more light reading the
Head first series
Head First Design Patterns Brain Friendly
Its awesome

[Rémy 🤖]

Modern Operating Systems is a definite must-read if you want to have any clue on what is happening in a computer

The Algorithm Design Manual will give you all the answers to your algorithmic problems

[Rémy 🤖]

Oh shit, it's about blog posts. Sorry :)

[Ben Halpern]

I changed the ask to "blog posts and resources" to allow for a broader convo 😄

[Helder Burato Berto]

I really enjoy this one:
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

[HS]

Not a blog but hey. Also new book seams quite nice

[Bernard Baker]

That's what I've recommended.

[Adrian Paredes]

I'm reading the 20th Anniversary Edition, from 2019. This book is a must for every developer.

[Helder Burato Berto]

I'm thinking to get the new version, do you recommend that?

[Adrian Paredes]

Yes, I do. There are new chapters. Use cases and examples are upgraded, too. I recommend reading the introduction to the second edition and the free chapter to get an idea of what to expect. I'm reading the fourth chapter and it's living up to all my expectations.

[Alex Patterson]

Same here

[Igor Irianto]

A few that I immediately thought of:

• 7 habits of effective text editing by Bram Moolenaar (it's mainly about Vim, but contains pragmatic advices)
• Beating the averages by Paul Graham
• How to become a hacker by Eric Raymond

(Edit: now that it's expanded to include other resources, I'm adding one more)

• Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - a classic CS book. Recommended by Joel Spolsky and Paul Graham.

[Saurabh Sharma]

• The pragmatic programmer pragprog.com/titles/tpp20/

• Design of everyday things amazon.in/Design-Everyday-Things-D...

[Dana Ottaviani]

CSS-Tricks' post on flexbox.

css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guid...

[Anower Jahan Shofol]

It's really a great resource. I just return to it time to time.

[Petry DeChamp Richardson]

lol I used this last night for the 1000 time.

[Kristjan Siimson]

• Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley

[Colin Morgan]

I know it's not directly a software book, but I think every developer should read How to Win Friends and Influence People. If there's one weakness the typical developer type suffers from it's an inability to talk to people in a way that fosters positive relationships. If every developer read this book we'd all enjoy working with each other much more.