Resources

Computer Programming

Bash man pages: The manual pages for the GNU Bourne-Again SHell. If you program on Linux at all and haven’t read this yet, do yourself a favor and give this a read. Most Linux machines come with Bash pre-installed, so by reading this text you’ll be able to automate all sorts of tasks on many machines, without needing to rely on downloading an external programs like a Python interpreter. If you prefer to watch a video instead of read a book, then I recommend this 7 hour free course on YouTube.
Vim as your editor: Michael Paulson, AKA ThePrimeagen, provides a series of entertaining and informative videos about how to use the Vim text editor.
The Big OOPs: Anatomy of a Thirty-five-year Mistake: Casey Muratori examines the history of object-oriented programming in order to determine how the paradigm became so popular in the software engineering industry.
How I program C: Eskil Steenberg explains why he only writes code using the 1989 C standard, despite it being decades old.
What Programming is Never About: NASA developer Abner Coimbre inveighs against “clean code” and pedantic software engineering practices promoted by academic institutions, and champions the idea that programming is truly just about solving problems. This lecture isn’t perfect, but still very strong, especially considering that at the time Coimbre gave it he was only 23 years old and half-drunk.

Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace: Joseph Williams and Joseph Bizup give concrete advice on how to make your writing more clear and enjoyable to read. I link to the 12th edition here, but I would recommend picking up an older version from a site such as AbeBooks since that is likely to be more affordable.
The Elements of Style: William Strunk provides fundamental writing advice. I recommend reading a later edition, such as the 4th edition, for additional insights from E.B. White.
The Craft of Writing Effectively: Larry McEnerney, director emeritus of the University of Chicago Writing Program, argues that most academics were taught how to write incorrectly, and gives advice on how to fix this by persuading your readers that your work is valuable to them.
Politics and the English Language: George Orwell’s essay on writing is often touted by academics as a gold mine for writing advice, and although I think my above recommendations are superior, I concede that this essay has its merits. In particular, the advice about providing concrete examples is very useful.