Patterns of Software (1996) [pdf]

[tosh]

https://www.dreamsongs.com/Files/PatternsOfSoftware.pdf

[noelwelsh]

I love this paper by Richard Gabriel, both for its message and for its style of writing: https://dreamsongs.com/Files/Incommensurability.pdf

Will be giving this book a read as I have time.

[pjmlp → noelwelsh]

Another good one is the Cadillac system for Energize C++, basically a percursor from todays LSP with hot reloading and incremental compilation for C++.

https://www.dreamsongs.com/Cadillac.html

"Lucid Energize Demo VHS 1993"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQQTScuApWk

[kenshi]

Probably my favourite book on programming. Thanks for posting it here - I'll have to make time for a re-read of it.

[schoubey]

Funny thing here is that C++ is lumped with C as a small language. This didn't age well.