Every so often I read an essay that I end up thinking about, and citing in conversation, over and over again.Here’s my index of all the ones of those I can remember! I’ll try to keep it up to date as I think of more.Nelson Elhage, Computers can be understood. The attitude embodied in this essay is one of the things that has made the biggest difference to my effectiveness as an engineer:I approach software with a deep-seated belief that computers and software systems can be understood. …In some w...