When I was writing Robust Python, I wanted to put an epigraph at the beginning of each chapter from various quotes that I found from around the web and from books that influenced me. My editor wisely steered me away from this idea, because it interrupted flow and it felt forced, but I always wanted to pay my dues to the works before me. Thus, I tried to cite as much as I could through footnotes to make sure I was crediting what came before me.

As I think about the next book I want to write, I wanted to take a second to look back at the books that influenced Robust Python. I’ll list each of the books that shaped how I think about software today and how they influenced my writing. If you liked Robust Python, you’ll probably be interested in the following works as well