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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
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The Pragmatic Programmer
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
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Code Complete
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Steve McConnell (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 9,456 ratings
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code
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Michael C. Feathers (Goodreads Author)
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
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Steve Krug (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 30,511 ratings
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
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Tom DeMarco (Goodreads Author)
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Programming Pearls
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set
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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules
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Steve McConnell (Goodreads Author)
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Continuous delivery
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Jez Humble (Goodreads Author)
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Algorithms
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The Self-Taught Programmer: The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally
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Cory Althoff (Goodreads Author)
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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
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Introduction to Algorithms
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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
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Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions
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Gayle Laakmann McDowell (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 6,898 ratings
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Head First Design Patterns
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4.30 avg rating — 8,978 ratings
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list created March 13th, 2020
by Marcelo Ancelmo (votes) .
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