Goodreads Choice Awards 2025
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Software Engineering


Software Engineering Books

Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
Clean Architecture
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
A Philosophy of Software Design
Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time
Head First Design Patterns
Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems
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Computer Organization & Design by David A. PattersonEssential Software Development by AppJungle NET LLCThe C Programming Language by Brian W. KernighanHow to Design Programs by Matthias FelleisenThe C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup
Computer Science on Books
38 books — 2 voters
Domain-Driven Design by Eric EvansSoftware Architecture for Developers by Simon BrownSoftware Architecture for Developers by Simon BrownPattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 1 by Frank BuschmannPattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 4 by Frank Buschmann
iSAQB - Books on Software Architecture
36 books — 1 voter

Managing Technical Debt by Philippe KruchtenCyber-Physical Systems by Raj RajkumarCyber Security Engineering by Nancy R. MeadCERT Resilience Management Model by Richard A. CaralliDesigning Software Architectures by Humberto Cervantes
The SEI Series in Software Engineering
24 books — 1 voter
The Making of a Manager by Julie ZhuoEssential Software Development by AppJungle NET LLCPatterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin FowlerUnit Testing by Vladimir KhorikovClean Code by Robert C. Martin
Software Engineering for Rapidly Growing Teams
41 books — 2 voters

Software Security Engineering by Julia H. AllenComputer Security by Matt BishopBalancing Agility and Discipline by Barry BoehmProfessional Issues in Software Engineering by Frank BottComputer Science by J. Glenn Brookshear
SWEBOK Consolidated Reference List
30 books — 1 voter
You Are Not So Smart by David McRaneyThe Phoenix Project by Gene KimRefactoring to Patterns by Joshua KerievskyThe Mythical Man-Month by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt
WhiteCloud Analytics - Software Engineering Book Club
15 books — 5 voters

Quotes Tagged “Software Engineering”

Akshat Paul
“ Analytics will not replace decision-makers, but decision-makers who use analytics will replace those who do not. ”
― Akshat Paul, Serverless Web Applications with AWS Amplify: Build Full-Stack Serverless Applications Using Amazon Web Services
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Robert C. Martin
“ Indeed, the ratio of time spent reading versus writing is well over 10 to 1. We are constantly reading old code as part of the effort to write new code. ...[Therefore,] making it easy to read makes it easier to write. ”
― Robert C. Martin, Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
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Videos Tagged “Software Engineering”

YouTube Developers Live: Code Simplicity with Max Kanat-Alexander
YouTube Developers Live: Code Simplicity with Max Kanat-Alexander
Software Development Pearls
Software Development Pearls
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Groups Tagged "Software Engineering"

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