Software Tools by Kernighan and Plauger was the first programming book to blow my mind, and changed the way I approach working in difficult/legacy systems. As

Software Tools by Kernighan and Plauger was the first programming book to blow my mind, and changed the way I approach working in difficult/legacy systems. As a programmer, you don't have to accept the limitations of the system you're working with and by building simple tools can make even the worst system bearable. And of course The Elements of Programming Style is a classic.. The lessons seem like clichés now, but there was a time when things that seem obvious now were hotly debated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Programming_Style#Lessons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Programming_St...