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		What is the single most influential book every programmer should read? (longhowl.com)
		2 points by nickley on March 4, 2011 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

rjrodger on March 4, 2011 [–]

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman

The internal design philosophy of any creative person completely permeates their work.

Many developers have very little awareness of this. The primary symptom: randomly indented code.

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