A few cool reads in this area that are varyingly-related to software: * Architecture of Open Source Applications (http://aosabook.org/en/index.html http://aosa

A few cool reads in this area that are varyingly-related to software: * Architecture of Open Source Applications (http://aosabook.org/en/index.html http://aosabook.org/en/index.html): always a nice reference for brief overviews of how various OSS projects are architected. * Counterintuitive Behavior of Social Systems (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-988-system-dynamics-self-study-fall-1998-spring-1999/readings/behavior.pdf https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-98...): primarily an argument by Jay Forrester (the "father" of system dynamics) for using computer models to test social policy changes, but also serves as a primer for how systems are complicated, and how to approach reasoning about complex systems. * A City Is Not A Tree (http://en.bp.ntu.edu.tw/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/06-Alexander-A-city-is-not-a-tree.pdf http://en.bp.ntu.edu.tw/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/06-Alexan...): ostensibly a paper about the structure of cities, but but really a deeper insight into the limits of using tree-like structures to describe systems.