Roughly two months ago I posted a fragment of Fred Brooks’ The Mythical Man-Month, which I find particularly inspiring. And guess what… I’m not the only one who feels touched by that passage! Upon reading it, a friend sent me the following message, which I include here with his permission: WOWWWWWW, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. It’s exactly what I felt last weeks but could not put into words!1 Motivated by his reaction, I thought about other texts I’ve come across that inspire me as a program...