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		nextos on Sept 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Timeless Way of Programming What are the other top ones?

akkartik on Sept 5, 2022 [–]

#1: Peter Naur, "Programming as Theory-Building", http://akkartik.name/naur.pdf

#2: Christopher Alexander, "Notes on the Synthesis of Form" which is also mentioned in OP, and which I read based on the mentions in Patterns of Software. So that's another thing to thank #3 for.

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