The Soul of A New Machine by Tracy Kidder https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/soul-of-a-new-machine-tracy-kidder/1001868164 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/soul-

The Soul of A New Machine by Tracy Kidder https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/soul-of-a-new-machine-tracy-kidder/1001868164 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/soul-of-a-new-machine-tracy... It's mostly about the development of the Data General Nova computer. It's mostly about (80s) hardware engineering, but there's some software stuff too, IIRC.