Paul Ort

Now (updated July 2026)

Making software at Gusto in NYC
Playing some classical violin and piano
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Influences

Books
- The Beginning of Infinity
- Gödel, Escher, Bach
- A World Without Email
- So Good They Can’t Ignore You
- Digital Minimalism
- Code Complete
- The Pragmatic Programmer
- Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests
Ideas
- Deliberate Practice
- Domain-Driven Design
- eXtreme Programming
- Test-Driven Development
- First Principles
- Zero-Based Budgeting
People
- Jonathan Edwards
- Gustav Mahler
- Leonhard Euler