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100MostInfluentialProgrammingBooksAccordingtoStackOverflow
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CodeComplete(2ndEd)bySteveMcConnell
"Theencyclopediaofgoodprogrammingpractice,CodeComplete
focusesonindividualcraftsmanshipallthethingsthataddupto
whatweinstinctivelycall"writingcleancode."Thisisthekindof
bookthathas50pagesjusttalkingaboutcodelayoutand
whitespace."Joel(NBimothere'smoretoitthansemantics)
JustinStandard
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ThePragmaticProgrammerit'smoreaboutyourtrade,andhowto
applyitthanthecodeperse,butit'sstillverygood.
Thisisagreatbookforprogrammerswhohavelearnedthe
mechanicsofprogramming,maybeincollege,butdon'tquite
feelsecuredecidingwhattodo.It'slikethedifference
betweendraftingandarchitecture.Whatyoulearnedinthat
classincollegewasdrafting,andyoucandrawbeautifully,
butifyoustillfeellikeyouwouldn'tquiteknowwheretobegin
ifsomeonetoldyoutowriteaP2Pmusicswappingnetwork
http://cspray.github.io/my.soarchive/100mostinfluentialprogrammingbooks.html
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allbyyourself,thisisthebookforyou.
Joel
XenphYan
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Personally,StructureandInterpretationofComputerProgramsisbyfar
themostinfluentialprogrammingbookIhaveeverread.
SomeclassicslikeCodeComplete,RefactoringandDesignPatterns
teachyoutheeffectiveworkinghabitsandthepainstakingdetailsofthe
trade.Others,likePeopleware,PsychologyofComputerProgramming
andTheMythicalManMonthdelveintothepsychosocialaspectsof
softwaredevelopment.Numerousothersdealwithalgorithms.These
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booksallhavetheirplace.
SICP,however,isinadifferentleague.Itisabookthatwillenlighten
you.Itwillevokeinyouapassionforwritingbeautifulprograms.
Moreover,itwillteachyoutorecognizeandappreciatethatverybeauty.
Itwillleaveyouwithastateofaweandanunquenchablethirsttolearn
more.Otherbooksmaymakeyouabetterprogrammerthisbookwill
makeyouaprogrammer.
Andinthemeanwhile,youwilllearnathingortwoaboutfunctional
programming(sideeffectswon'tbeintroduceduntilchapterthree),lazy
evaluation,metaprogramming(well,metalinguisticabstraction),virtual
machines,interpreters,andcompilers.
SomethinkthatSICPisnotabeginner'sbook.Personally,Iprobably
wouldn'thaveappreciatedthebookinfullwithouthavingsome
programmingexperienceundermybelt,butIwoulddefinitely
recommenditforabeginner.Thebookis,afterall,writtenforthe
famous6.001,theintroductoryprogrammingcourseatMIT.Itmay
requireanintellectualeffort(especiallyifyoudotheexercisesandyou
should),buttherewardiswellworththeprice.
Notconvinced?ReadtheForewordorthePrefacetotheFirstEdition.
Thefulltextisfreelyavailableontheweb.
It'savailableonlineforfree,andthereareevenvideolecturestogo
alongwithit.
AnttiSykri
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TheCProgrammingLanguagebyKernighanandRitchie.
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Itisconcise,easytoread,anditwillteachyouthreethings:theC
programminglanguage,howtothinklikeaprogrammer,andthe
lowlevelcomputationalmodel.(Itisimportanttounderstandwhat's
goingon"underthehood".)
Nathan
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Introductiontoalgorithms(Cormen,Leiserson,Rivest,Stein)akaCLRS
CodeCompleteteachesyouhowtoprogramcorrectly,TheMythical
ManMonthteachesyouhowtomanagecorrectly,DesignPatterns
teachesyouhowtodesigncorrectly...
Thisbookteachesyouhowtowritethinkaboutalgorithms.
Inmymind,codeisjustatool,nottheessence.Themainpartof
developingsoftware(IMO)iscreatingnewalgorithmsorre
implementingexistingones.Otherthanthatit'sjustassemblingLego
bricksorcreating"management"layers.Istilldreamaboutthe
workplacethatwouldallowmetoinvestmost(>50%)ofmytimein
writingalgorithms,leavingthemanagementdetailstootherpeople...
RanBiron
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IpersonallythinkDesignPatternsbytheGangofFourisaveryuseful
book.It'snotaboutthe"meta"aspectsofprogramminglikesomanyof
theothersuggestions,butitemphasisesencapsulatinggood
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programmingtechniquesaspatterns,andhassinceencouragedothers
tocomeupwithnewpatternsandantipatternstouseinprogramming
dialogue.
Nowforarider....
@kevin,@modesty:Greatanswers!IfIcouldplacea3votelikeon
uservoice,I'dgladlyuseithere.
Tothenaysayerswhodownmoddedthem,Isay:please,growasense
ofhumour!:)
ChrisJesterYoung
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IthinkIwouldhavetorecommendRefactoring:ImprovingtheDesign
ofExistingCode.
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Martin
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Inpodcast12,JeffandJoellistamyriadofrecommendedbooks.
PersonallythoughIhighlyrecommendTheMythicalManMonth.
JohnDowney
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TheArtofComputerProgrammingifonlyfortheeffortKnuthputintoit.
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PeterCoulton
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I'msurprisednoone'smentionedtheDragonBookbyAhoetal.(orifit
hasbeenmentioned,Imissedit).
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Iwillneverforgetthefirstedition'scover.Thisbookmademerealizejust
howmagicallyawesomecompilerstrulyare.:)
Dane
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IknowthatDesignPatternsbytheGangofFourisastandardtext,but
ratherthantryandreadthatbrickofabookstartwiththeeasierHead
FirstDesignPatterns,andonceyouhavegotyourheadaroundthe
basicprinciples,progresstothegreatGoFbible...
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Calanus
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Foratrulydeepread,I'dsuggestDouglasHofstadter'sGdel,Escher,
Bach.Hedivesprettydeepintomanyoftheissuesthatprogrammers
faceeverydayrecursion,verifiability,proof,andbooleanalgebra.Great
read,alittleoffthebeatenpath,occasionallychallenging,andextremely
rewardingonceyoufightthroughitandprocesswhatyou'veread.
TimHowland
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CleanCodehasalotincommonwithCodeCompletebutit'smore
conciseandpracticalwithlotsofclearexamples.
CraigP.Motlin
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EffectiveC++andMoreEffectiveC++
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Fromtheearlydaysofmycareer,ScottMeyer'sEffectiveC++andlater
MoreEffectiveC++bothhadanimmediateimpactonmyprogramming
ability.Asafriendputitatthetime,thosebooksallowyoutoshortcut
theprocessofdevelopingprogrammingskillsthatotherwisewouldhave
takenyears.
Inthelastyear,thebookwiththebiggestimpactonmythinkinghas
beenTheCathedralandtheBazaarwhichtaughtmealotabouthow
theopensourcedevelopmentprocessworksandhowtogetridofbugs
frommycode.
JohnChanning
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IrecommendCODEbyCharlesPetzold.InthisageoftoolsandIDEs
thatabstractalotofcomplexityawayfromtheprogrammers,thisoneis
aneyeopener.
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user352
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Ireallyrecommendprogrammingpearls,it'sgotsomeamazingstuffinit,
althoughI'mnotashamedtoadmitthatIdidn'tunderstandhalfofit!
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MattWarren
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WorkingEffectivelywithLegacyCode
byMichaelFeathers.Idon'tthinkthatanybookhasaffectedmyopinion
ofhowIcodemorethanthisone.Itexplicitlytellsyouhowtodealwith
someoneelsescodebutimplicitlyyou'lllearnwhattoavoid(andwhy).
Edit:Makessensenow.
Wolfbyte
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Formethemostinfluencalbookis"ZenandtheArtofMotorcycle
Maintenance"byRobertPirsig.Itisallaboutnomatterwhatyoudo,
alwaysstriveforperfection,knowyourtoolsandtaskathandinsideout,
and,mostofall,havefun(becauseifyouarehavingfun,everything
automaticallyleadstobetterresults).
Thisbookhasamorerecentedition(2000).
Twogreatlongquotesfromit
Qualityyouknowwhatitis,yetyoudon'tknowwhatitis.
Butthat'sselfcontradictory.Butsomethingsarebetterthan
others,thatis,theyhavemorequality.Butwhenyoutryto
saywhatthequalityis,apartfromthethingsthathaveit,itall
goespoof!There'snothingtotalkabout.Butifyoucan'tsay
whatQualityis,howdoyouknowwhatitis,orhowdoyou
knowthatitevenexists?Ifnooneknowswhatitis,thenfor
allpracticalpurposesitdoesn'texistatall.Butforallpractical
purposesitreallydoesexist.Whatelsearethegradesbased
on?Whyelsewouldpeoplepayfortunesforsomethingsand
throwothersinthetrashpile?Obviouslysomethingsare
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betterthanothersbutwhat'sthe``betterness''?Soround
androundyougo,spinningmentalwheelsandnowhere
findinganyplacetogettraction.WhatthehellisQuality?
Whatisit?
Mountainsshouldbeclimbedwithaslittleeffortaspossible
andwithoutdesire.Therealityofyourownnatureshould
determinethespeed.Ifyoubecomerestless,speedup.If
youbecomewinded,slowdown.Youclimbthemountainin
anequilibriumbetweenrestlessnessandexhaustion.Then,
whenyou'renolongerthinkingahead,eachfootstepisn'tjust
ameanstoanendbutauniqueeventinitself.Thisleafhas
jaggededges.Thisrocklooksloose.Fromthisplacethe
snowislessvisible,eventhoughcloser.Thesearethings
youshouldnoticeanyway.Toliveonlyforsomefuturegoal
isshallow.It'sthesidesofthemountainwhichsustainlife,
notthetop.Here'swherethingsgrow.
Getithere
akr
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Peopleware
DemarcoandListerdemonstratethatthemajorissuesofsoftware
developmentarehuman,nottechnical.Theiranswersaren'teasyjust
incrediblysuccessful.Newsecondeditionfeatureseightallnew
chapters.
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Gustavo
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CodersatWorkbyPeterSeibel.Averyinfluentialbooktolearnfromthe
experienceofsomeofthetopnamesinthefield,howtheythinkand
work.
JahanzebFarooq
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ok,thisisaslightlyoffcenteranswer,butbelieveitornot,itwasonthe
readinglistforacompscicoursewaybackintheday.Anexcellentrole
modelandagoodbookaboutcuriosity.
SurelyYou'reJoking,Mr.Feynman!
mike511
468
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EffectiveJava2edwillteachyouhowtowritebeautifulandeffective
code.It'saJavabook,buttherearemanycrosslanguageconcepts.
MarcioAguiar
3989
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Lastedit:2010050910:31:39
SurprisedthatnoonehasmentionedMartinFowler'sPatternsof
EnterpriseApplicationArchitectureyet
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levirosol
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IagreewithCristian,IthinkweshouldnotforgetSICP,Ithinkevery
programmershoulduseit,alleastasanexercise,youcancomplement
itwith
TheLittleSchemer
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and
TheSeasonedSchemer
IalsoincludeinthereadinglistCodeComplete,ApplyingUMLand
Patterns:AnIntroductiontoObjectOrientedAnalysisandDesignand
theUnifiedProcessandDesignPatternsandDesignPatterns:Elements
ofReusableObjectOrientedSoftware
nmiranda
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Why's(Poignant)GuidetoRuby!!!!!
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OrionEdwards
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TheInmatesAreRunningTheAsylum:WhyHighTechProductsDrive
UsCrazyandHowtoRestoretheSanity,oranyofAlanCooper'sbooks.
BecausemostprogrammersproducemoreWTFs/minuteintheuser
interfacethantheydointhesourcecode.
PatrickMcElhaney
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@lurks
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Itisusefulregardlessoperatingsystemyouuse.
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d=identicon&r=PG"/>J.F.
Sebastian
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Manyofthebooksalreadymentionedopenedmyeyesandinfluenced
me,butabookeveryprogrammershouldreadisTestDriven
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DevelopmentbyExample.Itreallyshowedmetheimportanceofunit
testsandTDDandgotmestartedveryquick.
Curro
450
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PracticesofanAgileDeveloper
WorkingintheRealWorld.
mattruma
5781
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Lastedit:2011011412:35:10
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Strunk,William.ElementsofStyle
J.F.Sebastian
37897
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Itdependsonexactlywhatpurposeyou'reaimingforIlikeCode
Completeforpureprogramming,andDon'tMakeMeThinkisagreat
bookonUIdesign.
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bcwood
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HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeoplebyDaleCarnegie.
Ittaughtmethatinordertopersuadepeopleofyourideas,orleadthem
awayfrombadpractices,youcannevertellthemthattheyare
wrong.Todosowillonlyentrenchthemfurtherintheirownideas.
Ether
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AgileSoftwareDevelopment,Principles,Patterns,andPracticesby
RobertC.Martin
flipdoubt
2731
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DomainDrivenDesignbyEricEvans
cover
user12867
161
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JohnNilsson
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I'dsuggest"ModernC++Design"byAndreiAlexandrescu,areally
astonishingbookabouttheawesometricksandpatternsyoucan
achievewithC++,preprocessordirectivesandtemplates.
Lck
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IhaveadifferentanswerIreallylikedJoel'sBestSoftwareWritingI.
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Maybethat'sjustme...butthatcollectionopenedmyeyestothe"bigger
picture"andinspiredmetothinkofmyprogrammingasanart/craft.
yoliho
218
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IfoundThePracticeofProgrammingbyKernighanandPikeisavery
goodread.
Cros
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AgreatfollowontoCodeCompleteindispensableonceyoustart
workingonprojectsofanydecentsize&needtocommunicatetoyour
stakeholdersaboutprojectdeliverydates,etc.
SoftwareEstimation:DemystifyingtheBlackArtbySteveMcConnel
andyp
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PragmaticThinkingandLearning:RefactorYourWetwarebyAndy
Hunt.
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BoTian
1005
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Notthemostinfluential,butcertainlyagoodreadandabsentsofaris
MyJobWentToIndiabyChadFowler.Itconsistsof52chapters/mini
essaysgivingguidanceonhowtodifferentiateyourselfasadeveloper
ratherthanacodemonkey(whoseworkcouldeasilybeoutsourced).
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Editbydifferentperson:Thisisnowcalled"ThePassionate
Programmer".
JamesMarshall
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I'mgoingtogoadifferentroutethantheotheranswerssofar...
Hackers:HeroesoftheComputerRevolution.It'saninformalhistoryof
computersthatreallygivesyouanamazingfeelforhowthiswhole
"computerculture"formed.IthadaverypowerfuleffectonmewhenI
readit,oh,sometimearound1988.
Createdon:2008080812:02:15
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TimSullivan
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It'sanoldie,butstillworthreading:Algorithms+DataStructures=
Programs
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Dave
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Dilbert'sGuideToTheRestOfYourLife:DispatchesfromCubicleland
Thisismoretruththanyou'dthink.
MrGrieves
1289
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Lastedit:NA
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IrecommendWritingSolidCode.Old,butstillverymuchwortharead.
ShaneO'Grady
1203
Createdon:2008081211:07:44
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I'mamazedthatnoonehassuggestedTheStoryAboutPingyet.
Nate
1457
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ExcellentbookongettinguptospeedwithJavaScript,highly
reccommend.
JavaScriptTheGoodParts
Pace
582
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GettingRealby37Signals.Itdoesn'tmatterifyoudon't"ship"
somethingattheendoftheday.
Createdon:2008081216:39:47
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dustinupdyke
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Thebookslistedhereinthisquestionaregreat.CodeComplete,
PragmaticProgrammer,HeadFirstDesignPatterns,allgreat.
Mycontributiontothislistisafreereadandisreallyfocusedongetting
backto(bestpractice)basics.FoundationsofProgrammingisafree
eBookfromoneofthecontributorstothepopularAlt.Netblogs
CodeBetter,KarlSeguin.
CoversDomainDrivenDesign,Persistence,DependencyInjection,Unit
Testing,ORMetc.
ChrisConway
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Iknowthisisagraphicsbook,butIamagraphicsprogrammerand
havebeenmywholecareer.Plusit'swrittenin'C':)
It'sasfundamentaltomeastheoriginalK&RCProgrammingLanguage
book.
ComputerGraphics:PrinciplesandPracticeinC(2ndEdition)
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Shane
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Myfavoritebooksarealreadycoveredhere,butifyouneedtolearn
Java,IenjoyedBruceEckel'sbook,ThinkinginJava.
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CommunityUser
0
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CodeCompleteistheclassic.
However,FactsandFallaciesofSoftwareEngineeringbyRobertGlass
hasalotofgoodinformationontopicsotherthancoding,forexample
peopleissues,testingandprocess.
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cover
HenrikWarne
545
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TheElementsOfComputingSystems
Thisbookwalksthereaderthroughtheprocessofbuildingacomputer
systemgivenNANDgatesandflipflops.Itgivesagoodintroductionto
the"bigpicture".
BinilThomas
3754
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RefactoringtoPatternsbyJoshuaKerievsky
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andHapp
754
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TheDesignofEverydayThings
andThingsthatMakeUsSmartbothbyDonaldNorman
Theseapplytosomuchmorethanjustuserinterfacedesign...Make
thingsthatworkasotherswouldexpecteveniftheothersare
developersusingcodethatyou'vecreated.
TheTimelessWayofBuildingChristopherAlexander
Theoriginal"patterns"book.Helpstounderstandwhysomesoftware
designjust"feels"rightandsomedoesnot.
TerryLongrie
272
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TheAnnotatedTuringwasenlightening.Itdefinestheboxprogrammers
workin.
JasonRowe
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TheDeadline:ANovelAboutProjectManagementbyTomDeMarco
FantaMango77
899
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Notthemostimportant,butaveryfundamentalone
EdisonGustavo
Muenz
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Thisbookreallysetupafundementalviewthataprogrammerneedto
knowaboutcomputer.
ComputerSystemAprogrammer'sperspective
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arsane
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IpreferStroustrup'sTheC++ProgrammingLanguage(3rdedition)it's
theC++book.C++maybeoutoffashionthesedays,butthisbook
takesyoufromthebasicstoOOtotemplates(STL)andevencovers
thingslikeimprovingcompileandlinktime.Istilllearnsomethingevery
timeIpickitup,andit'snever,everbadtoknowC++.
Joe
0
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PatternsofEnterpriseApplicationArchitecture
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Jon
978
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IenjoyedAgilePrinciples,Patterns,andPracticesinC#(RobertC.
MartinSeries).
Kb.
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Mycareerasadevelopperisstarting,soIcannotdirectlyanswerthe
question.Butas.NETdevelopper,thebookthathelpedmethemostin
frameworkandreusablelibrariesdesignis"FrameworkDesign
Guidelines"byBradAbrams.Thebooksolvesalotofissueyoucan
encounterwhenyouarethinkingaboutnamingandcrucialdesign
choices.Thisisthebestwaytoproducehighreusableassembliesin
.NET.
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Iamprettysurprisedthatnobodymentionedthatbook.Whatissureis
thatithasbeenreallyinfluentialonmydesignandnaminghabitswhen
writingreusableassemblies.
OnethingIreallyappreciateinthisbookisthenotesof.NET
Frameworkdevelopersgivingdetailsonissuestheyhadwhendesigning
the.NETFramework,whichIthinkaregoodadvicesasitis
representativeofawelldesignedframework.
Ucodia
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It'sabrandnewbookandI'veonlyjustskimmeditbutGrowingObject
OrientedSoftware,GuidedbyTestsrightnowisTHEbookonTDD.It
reallyconcentratesonthe"design"partofsoftwaredevelopmentand
howitiscloselyrelatedtohowyoudevelopcodewritingtestsfirst.I've
enjoyedotherbooksonTDDandunittestingbutthistakesittoahigher
level,I'mprettysurethisoneisdestinedtobeaclassic.
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FinnNk
2110
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Ikeepthese3booksonmyshelf.Asareminderofthecomplexand
excitingcraftwedo.Ionlyrecommendtoreadthemifyouhappento
encounterwithsomethingthatnoteventheentireStackoverflow
comunitycanhelpyousolveasIhave:
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=)
Chepech
672
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Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandBestprogrammershavereadthe
book!
GeraldWeinberg
AlanJ.Peril
popopome
1467
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KernighanandRitchie's"TheCProgrammingLanguage"TheonlyC
bookyou'lleverneed.
Codebeef
9635
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Therearealotofreallygreatbooksintheanswers.Onethatisn't
mentionedthatIabsolutelyloveisObjectThinkingbyDr.DavidWest.
Thisbookhadahugeimpactonmebecauseitexplainsthewhymore
thanthehow.
blowmage
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I'mreallysurprisedthatnobodyhasmentionedAdvancedProgramming
intheUNIXEnvironmentbyW.RichardStevens.It'snotnecessarilythe
bookthathadthemostimpactonme,butitdefinitelydeservesaplace
amongmanyoftheothergreatsmentionedhere.
EventhoughImostlydid(anddo)Perlprogramming,readingthisbook
reallyhelpedmeunderstandmoreaboutwhat'sgoingonunderthe
hood.ItcoversatonofreallycriticallowlevelconceptslikeFileIO,
systemfiles(passwd,group,etc),processcontrol,signals,andsoon.
HavingsomeideaofhowthisstuffworksattheClevelisveryuseful,
evenifyouneverwriteanyCcode,becauseeverylanguageyouuse
(onaUnixsystem)isusingtheseAPIsunderthehood.
DaveRolsky
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GodelEscherBachwinshandsdownforme,butthat'salreadybeen
mentionedelsewhere.Onebookthatmotivatedmehighlythatisn't
alreadyinananswerAFAIKisTracyKidder'sPulitzerprizewinning
bookTheSoulofaNewMachine(amazon).Whichchartsthetrialsand
tribulationsofanengineeringteamtryingtobringanewmachineto
market.Itmademefeelproudtobeanengineer.
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AndrewMatthews
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ChrisDwyer
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Createdon:2009082815:42:32
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CLRviaC#,byJeffreyRichter
Drakiula
183
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ChristopherAlexanderTheTimelessWayofBuilding
TobiasSvensson
119
Createdon:2009062814:01:19
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FrameworkDesignGuidelineswillgiveyouaverygoodstartonhowto
organizecode.
Dana
1525
Createdon:2008082609:35:06
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IthoughtDesignPatternsinC#bySteveMetskerwasgood.The
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examplesareabitmoreadvanced(anduseful)thansomeotherdesign
patternbooksI'veread.
Kilhoffer
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Sinceyoudidn'tsayyouwantedprogrammingbooksspecifically,Ican
bealittlemorecreative.
EveryprogrammershouldhavereadLewisCarol'sAliceinWonderland.
SlightlymoredowntoeartheveryprogrammershouldreadGetting
ThingsDoneespeciallytheonesthatIworkwith,becauseonceyou
'getit'youwillbeannoyedathowunorganizedotherpeoplecanbe:)
ThomasVander
Stichele
5128
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IthoughJurgendidadecentjobwithhisTop100BestSoftware
EngineeringBooks,Ever.
MikePolen
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Maybenotthesinglemostinfluentialforeveryprogrammerbut...to
expandreallyexpandyourmindaboutcomputationingeneral,andto
learntowritesomeveryinterestingprograms,Irecommendthe
ComputationalBeautyofNature.
BTW,theauthorisnowheadofMicrosoft'sLiveLabs.
Pete
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RobertM.Pirsig'sZenandtheArtofMotorcycleMaintenancehasalittle
sectionneartheendaboutGumptionTraps.That'sthebestadviceI've
everreadonhowtodebugcodeorsolveproblemsingeneral.Therest
ofthebookisprettygood,too.
tuxedo
269
Createdon:2008082713:23:38
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TheCProgrammingLanguage.Seriously!
Ashwin
7579
Createdon:2008081810:27:47
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AboutFaceTheEssentialsofInteractionDesign(nowinthird
edition)
Thisbookopenedmyeyestoaverydifferentviewpointofdevelopment,
focusedontheinteractionsoftheenduser.Italsohelpedmerealize
thatcreatinggreatsoftwareisaboutmorethanjustpatternsand
architecture,it'sabouthelpingpeopleachievetheirgoals.
JeremyDWill
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WritingSolidCode,bySteveMaguire.CodeCompleteisacloserunner
up.
KeithSmith
1009
Createdon:2008091610:01:15
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TheTaoofProgramming
swamy
91
Createdon:2009012207:44:07
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HereComesEverybody:ThePowerofOrganizingWithout
OrganizationsClayShirky
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Thisisanincrediblebookaboutthesocialeffectsoftheinternet.Amust
readforanyoneinthetechindustry,doublysoforprogrammers.
HereComesEverybody:ThePowerofOrganizingWithout
Organizationsisabookaboutwhathappenswhenpeople
aregiventhetoolstodothingstogether,withoutneeding
traditionalorganizationalstructures.
alumb
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Iwasluckyenoughtoreadthisprettyearlyinmysocalledcareer:
PhilipandAlex'sGuidetoWebPublishing
Itwascuttingedgein1998andstillhasplentyofrelevantpoints.Ifound
itanenjoyablereadwitharealsenseofhumour(notthetweekindyou
oftengetinsoftwarebooks).Whenhegetsdowntothedetailshetalks
aboutspecificplatformsthough,soitshowsit'sagewhenOracle7is
mentioned!
Iwouldstillputthisatthetopoftherequiredreadinglistforaweb
developerbecauseofthewayitassumesnopriorknowledge,starting
fromfirstprinciples("what'sHTML?")
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MichaelHinds
305
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ObjectOrientedAnalysisandDesignwithApplicationsbyGradyBooch.
Vaibhav
6336
Createdon:2008080606:59:37
Lastedit:2009100215:46:08
JavaScript:TheGoodPartsbyDouglasCrockford
OpenedmyeyestothegoodnesshiddeninJavaScriptandhowbadthe
examplesofJavaScriptarestrewnthroughtutorialsites.
Essentialreadingforanyoneseriousaboutwebclientsidedevelopment.
ItalsoimprovedmyC#andshowedmethelighttodynamiclanguages.
AlexKey
2072
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MastermindsofProgrammingConversationswiththeCreatorsof
MajorProgrammingLanguages
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Newbie
342
Createdon:2010120902:44:44
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Peopleware
MythicalManMonth
PsychologyofComputerofProgramming
Gustavo
512
Createdon:2008081711:29:51
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ThisisagreatbookforaJavadeveloperneworold:
EffectiveJavabyJoshuaBloch
ScottFaria
0
Createdon:2008091121:09:31
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Therearesimilarquestionshereandhere.
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JohnB
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Idon'tknowifitwerealreadysuggestedbut:
tr3
579
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TheTaoTeChing.Althoughit'saphilosophybookandnota
programmingbook,someofit'sprinciplesareveryapplicableto
programming:
"Knowwhenit'stimetostop.Ifyoudon'tknowthenstop
whenyouaredone."
Translation:Knowingyourrequirementsmeansyouknowwhento
stop.Ifyoudon'tknowwhentostop,youneedtostopbecausethe
requirementshaveyettobedefined.
"Theharderonetries,themoreresistanceonecreatesfor
oneself."
Translation:Howmanytimeshaveyouworkedonaproblemfor
severalhours,onlytofindtheansweraftertakinga15minutebreak?
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Themoreyouhammerataproblem,theharderitisgoingtobeforyou
tosolveit.
"Onewhoseneedsaresimplecanfulfillthemeasily."
Translation:Simplerequirementsleadtosimpledesigns.
"Whenwelosethefundamentals,wesupplantthemwith
increasinglyinferiorvalueswhichwepretendarethetrue
values."
Translation:Hubrisisneveragoodsubstituteforgoodprogramming
standards.Ifyougetlax,noamountofdesignpatternswillever
substituteforthelackofqualityinyourcode.
plaureano
899
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TheCareerProgrammer:GuerillaTacticsforanImperfectWorldby
ChristopherDuncan
DanielFisher
lennybacon
96
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ParadigmsofArtificialIntelligenceProgramming:Casestudiesin
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CommonLisp
wustudybreak
0
Createdon:2008091515:03:03
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MastersofDoom.
RickoM
589
Createdon:2010121308:38:38
Lastedit:2011090202:44:14
Mostfuntoread:TheArtofDeceptionbyKevinMitnick(oneofworld's
mostfamoushackers)
Reallyshowsthathowsecureyoursoftwaremaybe,theweakestlinkis
alwaysthehumancontrollingit,withentertainingexamples.
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SirLenz0rlot
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TheProductiveprogrammer.itsanaturalextensionof"thepragmatic
programer"whichgetsalittlemoreintotheeverydaydetails.
ArthurUlfeldt
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Ifyoucouldgobackintimeandtellyourselftoreada
specificbookatthebeginningofyourcareerasadeveloper,
whichbookwoulditbe?
UnittestingisonethingthatIreallywishedIknewatthestartofmy
programmingcareerratherthanthemiddleofit.
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Astothegeneral"whatgoodbookshaveyouread"offshootofthis
thread:
WritingrequirementsisoneareawhereIsuck,thisbookhelpedalot.
NowofftoorderabookortwofromAmazon...)
mlk
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Createdon:2009102205:14:14
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Smalltalk80:TheLanguageanditsImplementationAKAthe"Blue
book":
Createdon:2009082408:45:59
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ClaudioAcciaresi
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