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The ideas and history books developers cite most

Thinking, design, philosophy and the history of computing: what programmers read beyond code.

13books in the ranking
3cited every year

The 10 most cited

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  1. 1Gödel, Escher, BachDouglas Hofstadter · ideas44620
  2. 2The Design of Everyday ThingsDon Norman · ideas19820
  3. 3Hackers & PaintersPaul Graham · ideas8017
  4. 4Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman · ideas28516
  5. 5MeditationsMarco Aurélio · ideas20719
  6. 6Masters of DoomDavid Kushner · ideas15120
  7. 7The Soul of a New MachineTracy Kidder · ideas13619
  8. 8Coders at WorkPeter Seibel · ideas9518
  9. 9The Cuckoo's EggClifford Stoll · ideas8018
  10. 10Where Wizards Stay Up LateKatie Hafner and Matthew Lyon · ideas4613
  11. 11Dealers of LightningMichael Hiltzik · ideas4315
  12. 12AntifragileNassim Nicholas Taleb · ideas13914
  13. 13Seeing Like a StateJames C. Scott · ideas5414

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