#12 in the ranking · ideas · 1988
The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman, published in 1988, is cited by 198 people in conversations on Hacker News, Stack Exchange and TabNews. It shows up in all 20 years, from 2007 to 2026, with the most mentions in 2018. People who cite it also cite Gödel, Escher, Bach, The Pragmatic Programmer and Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.
Year by year
Peak: 24 mentions in 2018
Mentions per year: 2007: 2; 2008: 13; 2009: 4; 2010: 11; 2011: 3; 2012: 5; 2013: 15; 2014: 5; 2015: 5; 2016: 14; 2017: 13; 2018: 24; 2019: 17; 2020: 13; 2021: 19; 2022: 23; 2023: 21; 2024: 9; 2025: 5; 2026: 2.
Where it’s cited
What people write
From a text search; it doesn’t yet tell recommending apart from just mentioning.
There are two out-of-field books that I always recommend to policy analysts, economists, and regulatory drafters: The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman, and Algorithms To Live By by Brian Christian and Thomas Griffiths.
Hacker News · 2022 · in “Ask HN: Which books in your field do you think are perfect for self study?” · see comment ↗
A classic that hasn't been mentioned yet is Doug Norman's "The Design of Everyday Things".
Hacker News · 2018 · in “Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read for programmers?” · see comment ↗
I recommend "The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald A.
Hacker News · 2017 · in “Ask HN: Any recommended books on developing mental models?” · see comment ↗
Also ready the book "The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald A.
Stack Exchange · 2011 · in “How can I improve my user interface and usability design skills?” · by thursdaysgeek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · see comment ↗
Donald Norman, 'The Design of Everyday Things'
Stack Exchange · 2008 · in “What is the single most influential book every programmer should read?” · by Nate · CC BY-SA 2.5 · see comment ↗
Tem vários livros que não são de codificação mas muito importantes como o Don't Make Me Think, The Design of Everyday Things, Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware, The Passionate Programmer, Object Thinking, The…
TabNews · 2023 · in “Leituras obrigatórias para um melhor dev” · see comment ↗