The works of Christopher Alexander are worth reading for many fields including computer systems. Along with them, you might find Richard Gabriel's Patterns of

The works of Christopher Alexander are worth reading for many fields including computer systems. Along with them, you might find Richard Gabriel's Patterns of Software: Tales from Software Community, now out of print, of interest. There is a Kindle electronic edition: http://www.amazon.com/Patterns-Software-Tales-Community-ebook/dp/B003TJ9FGE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1318179653&sr=8-3 http://www.amazon.com/Patterns-Software-Tales-Community-eboo...