I know it’s fashionable to hate on BillG these days, but the guy was an excellent software engineer and a shrewd (if at times unethical) business man. The two greatest achievements of his, imho, were mentioned and they made me smile: 8080/Altair BASIC and the Model 100 software system. Just outstanding.

This was one of the most influential books in my teen years. This and _Out of the Inner Circle_ cemented my desire to do CS at university so I could code to my hearts delight for a living.

Interesting! A lot of his answers and thought processes are naturally influenced by the limitations of early home computer hardware. Others are still highly relevant, especially about code reviews.