Alan Kay’s reading list (squeakland.org)
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michael_nielsen Feb 28, 2011 | on: What is the single most influential book every programmer… | context

Alan Kay has a great list of recommended reading: http://www.squeakland.org/resources/books/readingList.jsp

It's very broad by comparison with most lists of this nature. Here is a HN discussion of Kay's list: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=664324

msb May 30, 2016 | on: Alan Kay's reading list | context

Bookmarked this list the first time I saw it on HN seven years ago. I have been slowly working my way through it, with some personal curation, ever since.

Some of my favorites:

Conscientious Objections

Freedom and Culture

Visual Thinking

Notes on a Synthesis of Form

The Character of Physical Law

and anything Tufte

Here is the old post, with some good discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=664324