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A comment on Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read for programmers?.

Re:Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read... by zackkitzmiller on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @03:52PM (#17128869)
The Systems Bible
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Re:Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read... by mgarstecki on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @04:10PM (#17128988)
Seconded.

A great book to understand the general workings of systems, be they technical or human (including companies, governments, ...)

Very useful to go from plain programming to actually identifiying problems and solving them efficiently.

https://www.amazon.com/SYSTEMANTICS-SYSTEMS-BIBLE-John-Gall-...

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Re:Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read... by dullroar on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @04:30PM (#17129162)
Seconded again. Fundamentally changed how I think about systems, and makes me smile every time someone says, "We need a new system for x!"
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Re:Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read... by bg4 on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @04:58PM (#17129356)
Thirded.
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