Masterminds of Programming: Chuck Moore (2009)
These types of books have always been a bit frustrating to me. <i>Coders at Work</i> is another one.<p>Moore is a genius, and his inclusion is absolutely for the better.<p>However, if it came just 5 years earlier, it would have been able to have <i>so</i> much more value. Falkoff&#x27;s inclusion within was great, Falkoff contributed greatly to the APL ecosystem, but interviews with Iverson are scarce and hard to come across, and he had an amazing view on the big picture for these things. His books are probably the most valuable I have on my shelves.<p>Also, it leaned far too hard on ALGOL&#x27;s many derivatives. Roger Hui and Arthur Whitney would have been more valuable than most of the people included. Even Forth got three people interviewed, which is admittedly pretty cool! (PostScript is Forth.)