The Tao of Programming is a book written in 1987 by Geoffrey James. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style spoof of classic Taoist texts such as the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi which belies its serious message, it consists of a series of short anecdotes divided into nine "books": The Silent Void The Ancient Masters Design Coding Maintenance Management Corporate Wisdom Hardware and Software Epilogue
Geoffrey James wrote two other books on this theme, The Zen of Programming (978–0931137099) in 1988 and Computer Parables: Enlightenment in the Information Age (978–0931137136) in 1989.
See also Hacker koan
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