For networking, two classics are: The Design Philosophy of the DARPA Internet Protocols http://tdc.iorc.depaul.edu/media/internet-design-philosophy.pdf http:/

For networking, two classics are: The Design Philosophy of the DARPA Internet Protocols http://tdc.iorc.depaul.edu/media/internet-design-philosophy.pdf http://tdc.iorc.depaul.edu/media/internet-design-philosophy.... End-to-end arguments in system design http://web.mit.edu/Saltzer/www/publications/endtoend/endtoend.pdf http://web.mit.edu/Saltzer/www/publications/endtoend/endtoen...