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The Design of Everyday Things
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Don Norman's foundational text on why doors, stoves, and software fail their users, and how good design encodes affordances and feedback. Recommended by Tobi Lütke.
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Tobi Lütke mentioned the book on the Invest Like The Best podcast (episode 173).
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#12 on the all-time Hacker News books list.
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Listed in Chen's 'Ten classic books that define tech' essay on andrewchen.com.
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“This book will give you a new appreciation of the 'devil in the details.'”
Listed on Atwood's 'Recommended Reading for Developers' on Coding Horror.
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Included on Spolsky's Fog Creek Software Management Training Program reading list.
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“one of my favorite books that I highly recommend that you read”
Tan names Don Norman's book while warning founders against form-over-function design.
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6 SOURCEs- investorfieldguide.com · Tobi Lutke Building a Modern Business Invest Like the Best Ep 173 link
- hackernewsbooks.com · Top Books on Hacker News reading list
- andrewchen.com · Ten Classic Books That Define Tech reading list
- Jeff Atwood — Recommended Reading for Developers reading list
- joelonsoftware.com · Reading List Fog Creek Software Management Training Program reading list
- Design for Startups, Part 1 video
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