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Not for everyone. Each programmer has their own appreciation of what is good coding music.

For when I need to think deep, debug something, or design

(From most influential to least)

• David Helpling & Jon Jenkins (sample)
• Patrick O'Hearn (sample)
• Ólafur Arnalds (sample)
• Michael Hedges (sample)
• Alex de Grassi (sample)

swlaschin

Some recommended books for improving as a software developer

Most software books are too language specific and go out of date too quickly. What I find has stayed with me are books about bigger concepts, such as systems thinking and complexity, and also so-called "soft skills" such as management and psychology.

User experience

These are all really about developing empathy for other people :)

• "The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald Norman

stettix

Things I believe

This is a collection of the things I believe about software development. I have worked for years building backend and data processing systems, so read the below within that context.

Agree? Disagree? Feel free to let me know at @JanStette.

Fundamentals

Keep it simple, stupid. You ain't gonna need it.