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Software Project Survival Guide
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Steve McConnell (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 563 ratings
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Essential Software Development
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4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
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4.01 avg rating — 14,934 ratings
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
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Andy Hunt (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 23,715 ratings
score: 98,
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Beyond Chaos: The Expert Edge in Managing Software Development
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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules
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Steve McConnell (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 1,360 ratings
score: 96,
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Death March
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3.84 avg rating — 804 ratings
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The Psychology of Computer Programming
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4.07 avg rating — 603 ratings
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The Deadline
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Tom DeMarco (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 2,530 ratings
score: 93,
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
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Tom DeMarco (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 9,883 ratings
score: 92,
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Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)
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4.12 avg rating — 4,066 ratings
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Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution
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3.78 avg rating — 152 ratings
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Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns
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4.18 avg rating — 284 ratings
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Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community
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3.79 avg rating — 146 ratings
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Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design (Software Patterns Series)
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3.89 avg rating — 362 ratings
score: 87,
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
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Steve McConnell (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 9,451 ratings
score: 86,
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
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4.36 avg rating — 23,168 ratings
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