[jsf01]

Richard Hamming’s The Art of Doing Science and Engineering is one that’s really shaped my philosophy on CS. It pushes for the importance of reasoning from first principles, experimentation, and taking on extraordinary work. There’s also a fascinating and prescient section on AI and the limits of computers and how we think about them. Stripe Press makes a nicely bound hardcover edition of the book, too:

https://press.stripe.com/the-art-of-doing-science-and-engine...

Heartily recommend!

[demondemidi]

I read this and I was really surprised by how dismissive he was of his peers! Like it was almost catty. Great book tho.

[bgnn]

Oh Hamming is amazing to read! His "the art of probability" too is an amazing read. As the title says, he explains why probability isn't math but an art and philosophy!

[pcvarmint]

That was the one I was going to recommend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD4b-52jtos