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Mentioned in 17 episodes
The Philosophy of Software Design
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Mentioned in 17 episodes
Recommended by 

as a book with specific actionable ways to think about software design.


Gergely Orosz

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The Philosophy of Software Design – with John Ousterhout
Recommended by 

for its insights on managing complexity in software.


Austin Louden

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Notion: going native on iOS and Android
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, referencing John Alsterhout's suggestion to design software twice to get a better design than the first time.


Gergely Orosz

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Code Complete with Steve McConnell
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in the introduction, referencing its exploration of coupling and complexity.

Jeff Doolittle

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SE Radio 662: Vlad Khononov on Balancing Coupling in Software Design
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as a worthwhile read on software design philosophy.

Christopher Bailey

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Manage Projects With pyproject.toml & Explore Polars LazyFrames
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, who based up to 50% of his university course content on it.

Artie Shevchenko

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SE Radio 683: Artie Shevchenko on Programmers as Code Health Guardians
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as one of his favorite authors in software design.

Maxi Ferreira

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AI, Personal Software, and the Future of Software Development with Addy Osmani
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als ein Buch darüber, wie man Code schreiben soll.

Garrelt Mock

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Deep Dive 183 – Vite mit Dominik Göpel
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as one of the books read and discussed on the podcast.


Carter Morgan

John Ousterhout and Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin Discuss Their Software Philosophies
Recommended by Nathan for its focus on writing beautiful and well-thought-out code.

Our Top Five Books! - Book Overflow 2024
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when discussing software design principles and the importance of iterative design.


Nathan Toups

"Clean Coder" by Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin
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in comparison to Martin Fowler's approach to refactoring.


Carter Morgan

"Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code" by Martin Fowler
Recommended by 

and 

for its actionable principles on software design philosophy.


Carter Morgan


Nathan Toups

"A Philosophy of Software Design" by John Ousterhout
Mentioned by Nathan when contrasting engineering and product thinking.

Making a Dent in the Universe - ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
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as one of his favorite books.

Maxi Ferreira

Astro, Resend, and Coding in Public with Chris Pennington
Mentioned as a point of comparison for programming philosophy, contrasting with the discussed book's approach.

Not For Us! - 99 Bottles of OOP by Sandi Metz, Katrina Owen, & TJ Stankus
Recommended by 

in his essay and class, highlighting the need for prototyping ASAP.


Carson Gross

Carson Gross: The Grug Brained Developer (the book)
Recommended by 

, relating it to the discussion on modularity.


Nathan Toups

"Fundamentals of Software Architecture" by Mark Richards and Neal Ford (Part 1)
Mentioned as the first book the hosts read together.

Accountability Retrospective - Book Overflow 2024
Mentioned as a great book for an individual engineer to read.

Is DevOps a Silver Bullet? - The DevOps Handbook