I agree – anything from Rich Hickey. Especially "Persistent Data Structures"[1] and "Are We There Yet?"[2]. Though related to Clojure, they make you think abou

I agree – anything from Rich Hickey. Especially "Persistent Data Structures"[1] and "Are We There Yet?"[2]. Though related to Clojure, they make you think about development in different ways. [1]: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Value-Identity-State-Rich-Hickey http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Value-Identity-State-Rich... [2]: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Are-We-There-Yet-Rich-Hickey http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Are-We-There-Yet-Rich-Hic...