Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Sign in with Facebook
These are the books to read if you want to one day be recognized as a great Software Developer
Score
A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
| 1 |
|
The Pragmatic Programmer
by
Andy Hunt (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 23,684 ratings
score: 299,
and
3 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 2 |
|
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
by
4.36 avg rating — 23,139 ratings
score: 296,
and
3 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 3 |
|
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
by
4.01 avg rating — 14,926 ratings
score: 195,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 4 |
|
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
by
4.20 avg rating — 11,866 ratings
score: 193,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 5 |
|
Code Complete
by
Steve McConnell (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 9,450 ratings
score: 190,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 6 |
|
The Design of Everyday Things
by
4.15 avg rating — 46,852 ratings
score: 168,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 7 |
|
Introduction to Algorithms
by
4.35 avg rating — 9,258 ratings
score: 167,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 8 |
|
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms
by
4.38 avg rating — 1,884 ratings
score: 165,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 9 |
|
Code Reviews 101
by
Giuliana Carullo (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 100,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 9 |
|
The Essentials of Modern Software Engineering
by
4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 100,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 9 |
|
OOP Concepts Booster : Take Your Coding Skills to the Next Level
by
3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 100,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 9 |
|
Essential Software Development
by
4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
score: 100,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 13 |
|
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
by
Michael C. Feathers (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 4,653 ratings
score: 98,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 14 |
|
Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
by
4.15 avg rating — 5,759 ratings
score: 97,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 15 |
|
Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
by
3.84 avg rating — 2,839 ratings
score: 93,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 16 |
|
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
by
4.24 avg rating — 8,785 ratings
score: 92,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 17 |
|
Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development
by
3.84 avg rating — 1,049 ratings
score: 91,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 18 |
|
Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices
by
4.25 avg rating — 1,313 ratings
score: 90,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 19 |
|
Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests
by
4.19 avg rating — 2,458 ratings
score: 89,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 20 |
|
Test-Driven Development: By Example
by
4.10 avg rating — 4,382 ratings
score: 88,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 21 |
|
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
by
4.12 avg rating — 3,867 ratings
score: 87,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 22 |
|
Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))
by
4.12 avg rating — 1,542 ratings
score: 86,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 23 |
|
Refactoring to Patterns
by
4.05 avg rating — 1,437 ratings
score: 85,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 24 |
|
Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software
by
4.25 avg rating — 3,229 ratings
score: 84,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 25 |
|
Continuous delivery
by
Jez Humble (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 3,291 ratings
score: 83,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 26 |
|
Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk
by
3.80 avg rating — 458 ratings
score: 82,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 27 |
|
Software Craftsman, The: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride (Robert C. Martin Series)
by
Sandro Mancuso (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 960 ratings
score: 81,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 28 |
|
The Productive Programmer (Theory in Practice
by
Neal Ford (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 804 ratings
score: 80,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 29 |
|
Implementing Domain-Driven Design
by
4.05 avg rating — 1,282 ratings
score: 79,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 30 |
|
The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide: How to Learn Your Next Programming Language, Ace Your Programming Interview, and Land The Coding Job Of Your Dreams
by
4.02 avg rating — 1,283 ratings
score: 78,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 31 |
|
Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think
by
Andy Oram (Editor)
3.76 avg rating — 1,494 ratings
score: 77,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 32 |
|
UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language
by
3.80 avg rating — 1,514 ratings
score: 76,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 33 |
|
Game Programming Patterns
by
Robert Nystrom (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 1,539 ratings
score: 75,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 34 |
|
The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
by
4.26 avg rating — 9,199 ratings
score: 74,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 35 |
|
Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming
by
3.95 avg rating — 5,347 ratings
score: 73,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 36 |
|
Programming Pearls
by
4.20 avg rating — 3,213 ratings
score: 70,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 37 |
|
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
by
4.40 avg rating — 10,408 ratings
score: 69,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 38 |
|
Software Security: Building Security In
by
3.68 avg rating — 85 ratings
score: 67,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 39 |
|
Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman
by
4.11 avg rating — 959 ratings
score: 66,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 40 |
|
Hacker's Delight
by
4.20 avg rating — 1,136 ratings
score: 65,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 41 |
|
TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
by
4.32 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
score: 64,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 42 |
|
Ship it! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects
by
Jared Richardson (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 528 ratings
score: 63,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 43 |
|
Debugging the Development Process: Practical Strategies for Staying Focused, Hitting Ship Dates, and Building Solid Teams
by
4.17 avg rating — 168 ratings
score: 62,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 44 |
|
The Practice of Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
by
4.12 avg rating — 1,933 ratings
score: 61,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
44 books ·
8 voters ·
list created March 7th, 2017
by Marcelo Ancelmo (votes) .
People Who Voted On This List (8)
Anyone can add books to this list.
How to Vote
To vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book to your votes.
To vote on books not in the list or books you couldn't find in the list, you can click on the tab add books to this list and then choose from your books, or simply search.
