A Philosophy of Software Design - by John Ousterhout

A Philosophy of Software Design, by John Ousterhout, a Stanford University computer science professor, is a concise yet influential book on software engineering, focusing on managing complexity in software systems. It distills Ousterhout’s insights from teaching and industry experience, including founding Scriptics and Electric Cloud, and creating the Tcl scripting language. The book emphasizes principles for designing maintainable, scalable software, making it a staple for developers.