I like this list. In a time when there are many listicals and claimed "curated" collections that are little more than lists of affiliate links, I find value in actual curated lists with actual opinions.<p>It helps that I think many things mentioned are interesting, but I haven't heard of.
Great to see Herzog on the list. Highly recommend "Werner Herzog, A Guide for the Perplexed", which is a great collection of musings in his own words about life and art, including various anecdotes related to both. Probably one of my favorite books in recent times.
Last year this post tipped me off to 18xx.games, which I had a lot of fun exploring.<p>(Also I suspect they listen to the weird studies podcast, what with the Ishmael Reed and Doris Lessing)
I have heard some conflicting opinions on one of the books you mentioned. Software Design for Flexibility How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner. Most seem to dislike it, but you have the complete opposite opinion. Why do you think that is?
Those Inside Macintosh books were the best! I was a very lucky teen to have had a few, which unfortunately completely tainted my perspective on quality documentation.
Inside Macintosh was a great series. I used them mostly as a Lisp (Macintosh Common Lisp) programmer, totally new to Macs, trying to translate everything to the MCL FFI.<p>Part of me thinks I'd love to have a copy, but I'm sure I have a lot of nostalgia coloring my feelings.
It’s not from 2021, but I re-read it in 2021: Lyonesse book one: Suldrun’s Garden. It is excellent. I’m just starting on book two tonight. I found the series via Hacker News years ago, and thought I’d pay it forward.
I am in awe how it's possible to get so much done in a year! I could hardly manage to learn a new programming language, do my day job, read fiction, spend time with family, exercise regularly, socialize, give talks, write blogs etc.