🥇 Alan Kay recommends reading old and forgotten but important books on programming

Alan Kay on IT-specialists for Star Wars. was a pioneer in the creation of the first personal computer (Xerox Alto), the SmallTalk language and the concept of 'object-oriented programming'. He has written extensively about his views on education in Computer Science and recommended books for those who wish to deepen their knowledge:

Alan Kay: Kuidas ma õpetaksin Arvutiteaduse 101
Alan Kay: 'What books would you recommend for someone studying Computer Science?'
Alan Kay (ja Habr'i kollektiivne intelligents): Millised raamatud kujundavad tõelise inseneri mõtlemist
Alan Kay ja Marvin Minsky: Arvutiteadus on juba saanud "grammatika". Vaja on "kirjandust"

Recently on Quora this topic was once again raised and the discussion reached the top on Hacker News. I present to your attention a 'new' list of super old and fundamental books on programming and the thinking of programmers by Alan Kay.

Lisp 1.5 Programmers Manual

by John McCarthy, 1962

The book is an absolute champion and a lifelong leader in all lists of Alan Kay's recommended books. This version of the language no longer exists, but the book is magnificent.

eight more rarities:

Computation: Finite and Infinite Machines

by Marvin Minsky, 1967

Marvin Minsky 'Computations and Automata' (rus, djvu).

Advances in Programming and Non-Numerical Computation

edited by L. Fox, 1966

The Mythical Man-Month

by Fred Brooks, 1975

The Mythical Man-Month (PDF, 171 pages)

The Sciences of the Artificial

by Herb Simon

The Sciences of the Artificial (PDF, 241 pages)

Herb Simon's book (Turing Award and Nobel Prize laureate) in Russian (djvu).

Herbert Simon did not read newspapers and did not watch television, as he believed that if something truly significant happened, someone would surely tell him about it, so there was no need to waste time on the media.
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