Ask HN: Reading material on how to be a better software engineer?

SICP (Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs)

Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

The Pragmatic Programmer (Hunt)

"The Pragmatic Programmer" by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

Pragmatic Programmer by Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt

Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

"Code Complete" by Steve McConnell.

Code Complete by Steve McConnell.

+1 for the Norman book. A bit verbose, but in the end worth it.

And I cannot say enough about The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman[2]. That book changed my life. I would consider it required reading, for anyone that develops anything that will be used by other humans.

I thought this book was really fun to read, but it mostly reinforced what I already knew.

The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brookes

The Mythical Man-Month by Frederick Brooks

Of course my all time favorite is The Mythical Man-Month.

The Little Schemer - Friedman and Felleisen

These all sound like David Allen's Getting Things Done, the art of stress free productivity.

An absolute must from a "how to think" and cultural perspective is The Phoenix Project

The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim et. al

The Phoenix Project: Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

A Philosophy of Software Design

A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout is good reading

Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug

Krug's "Don't Make Me Think", while more UI / UX is a solid compliment to "Everyday Things."

there is a subset of 'clean code' fanatics who treat his work as religious text

Some popular choices include "Clean Code" by Robert C. Martin

Clean Code and The Clean Coder by Robert C. Martin