How Big Things Get Done

I really enjoyed 'How big things get done' [1], which is close to your 'how things.... got built' requirement. Very interesting read about delivery of really big projects. I also read 'Built'[2] which was a little more relatable about civil engineering, specifically the Shard in London. And finally 'Build' by Tony Fadell but this didn't quite hit the mark for me as it was more a memoir about how great he is. [1] https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61327449-how-big-thin... (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61327449-how-big-things-get-done) [2] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34921647-built [3] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59696349-build

I would advice not to concentrate on coding per se. Coding fashion is volatile, today's good practice is a tomorrow's code smell. So instead of "programmer's books" I would suggest How Big Things are Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Den Gardner. It's a new book (2023) and while it touches software engineering a bit, as the title suggest, it's more about getting big things done.