David Heinemeier Hansson

Athlete, Author, Entrepreneur, Executive

David Heinemeier Hansson is a Danish programmer, and the creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web development framework and the Instiki wiki. He is also a partner at the web-based software development firm Basecamp.

David Heinemeier Hansson's 21 Book Recommendations

• Hate Inc
• The Management Myth: Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong
• I and Thou
• The Pathology of Normalcy
• The Lost Writings
• Give and Take
• The Talent Code
• Punished by Rewards
• Bullshit Jobs
• Understanding Exposure
• Hell Yeah Or No
• Turn the Ship Around!
• Escape from Freedom
• The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (movie tie-in)
• The Road to Wigan Pier
• The Origins of Political Order
• The Myth of the Spoiled Child
• The Age of Absurdity
• Political Order and Political Decay
• A Guide to the Good Life
• The 4-hour Workweek