An interesting book interviewing high-level programmers is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coders_at_work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coders_at_work. The book s

An interesting book interviewing high-level programmers is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coders_at_work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coders_at_work. The book starts out with JWZ and ends with Knuth. In addition to covering their work, Peter also asks each one whether or not they have read TaoCP, how they feel about C++, and whether the use a debugger. Only one of the people has read the book, with even Knuth saying that he hasn't read it. Of course, he is joking. But this is a fun read.