The actual question in the body of the SO post is different and evokes a completely different answer from me:

If you could go back in time and tell yourself to read a specific book at the beginning of your career as a developer, which book would it be?

In this case, I'd probably have to go with a book that wasn't even directly about programming -- like 4HWW, Never Eat Alone, or How To Win Friends...

Because looking back, the meta is more important that styles, conventions & code.