Not specifically software design, but insofar related books that take the perspective of programmers with unique insights: - Coders at Work (Seibel) - Working

Not specifically software design, but insofar related books that take the perspective of programmers with unique insights: - Coders at Work (Seibel) - Working in Public (Eghbal) The first one is very entertaining. Read it a couple years ago and found it gives some valuable perspective. The second one is on my reading list, it was recommended around these boards. Related to software design, there are many. The two that are on my recent list are: - Software Design for Flexibility (Sussman, Hanson) - A Philosophy of Software Design (Ousterhout) I can't comment personally on their content yet, still have to work through those two, but I have zero doubts to learn something valuable. Certainly consider them.