| The Tao of Programming | |
| Author: | Geoffrey James |
| Illustrator: | Gloria Garland |
| Cover Artist: | Gloria Garland |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Computer programming |
| Genre: | Computer programming, Satire |
| Publisher: | InfoBooks |
| Pub Date: | 1987 |
| Media Type: | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages: | 151 |
| Isbn: | 0-931137-07-1 |
| Dewey: | 005 19 |
| Congress: | QA76.6 .J354 1987 |
| Oclc: | 13904639 |
| Followed By: | The Zen of Programming |
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":[1]
Geoffrey James wrote two other books on this theme, The Zen of Programming (978-0931137099) in 1988 and (978-0931137136) in 1989.