Ask HN: What are the books you wish your colleagues had read?

going back to the book for reference and exercises. I found the SICP book very hard work

It is IMHO the most important book on programming and programming languages ever published.

"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. I'm not saying my coworkers are a bunch of jerks, but it's got a lot of great advice for working alongside others and resolving differences.

Snow Crash - Convincing possible future dominated by media, corporations, computers, and drugs.

K&R C

Hunt, Andrew, et al. The Pragmatic Programmer.

Pragmatic programmer

Which is why it made my list of books I wish my colleagues had read.

will always be a classic.

McConnell, Steve. Code Complete.

2. Code Complete 2

Both have a huge impact on how I work with code and design them.

It's also extremely well written, and a great introduction to how computers work in the inside that can be understood by non technical readers. It's also the only book which succeeded in expressing both the rollercoaster I feel when programming.

"The Soul of a New Machine", by Tracy Kidder. Solving hard problems, dealing with (and balancing) both technical and business concerns, but with emphasis on getting things done over process and organisational concerns.

1984 just so they don’t get any crazy ideas and invent big brother.

Mythical Man Month

The Mythical Man Month

I like The Fountainhead for this. Trusting your own judgement, daring to create something beautiful even if nobody else appreciates it

Going through this book helped make it second nature for me.