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This will be a list of books deemed fundamental to the art of programming and will include books for various languages.
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Software Craftsmanship
See also:
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Essential Books of Computer Science
Most popular Computer Science Books on Goodreads
Software Craftsmanship
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
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Andy Hunt (Goodreads Author)
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The C Programming Language
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
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Steve McConnell (Goodreads Author)
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
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Introduction to Algorithms
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series)
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set
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Head First Design Patterns
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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
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JavaScript: The Good Parts
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The C++ Programming Language
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code
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Michael C. Feathers (Goodreads Author)
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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
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The Little Schemer
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Modern Operating Systems
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Test-Driven Development: By Example
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The UNIX Programming Environment
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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
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Head First Java
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Web Hacking Arsenal: A Practical Guide to Modern Web Pentesting
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Rafay Baloch (Goodreads Author)
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The Algorithm Design Manual
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Steven S. Skiena (Goodreads Author)
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Algorithms
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Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
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Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (Alan Apt Series)
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The Practice of Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
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xUnit Test Patterns: Refactoring Test Code
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Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck))
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
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Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide
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Dave Thomas (Goodreads Author)
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Learning Perl
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Real World Haskell
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Bryan O'Sullivan (Goodreads Author)
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How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
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The Elements of Style
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Learning Python
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Joel on Software
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Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science
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Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software
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Programming Perl
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Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!: A Beginner's Guide
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ANSI Common Lisp
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Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets
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UNIX Network Programming: Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI; Volume 1
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Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming
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Introduction to System Design
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Shivam Singh (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 42 ratings
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The Rspec Book: Behaviour Driven Development with RSpec, Cucumber, and Friends
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Ship it! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects
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Jared Richardson (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 528 ratings
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications
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Martin Kleppmann (Goodreads Author)
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Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example
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The Rails Way
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Introduction to the Theory of Computation
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Assembly Language Step-By-Step
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Jeff Duntemann (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 203 ratings
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Refactoring to Patterns (Addison Wesley Signature Series)
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97 Things Every Programmer Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts
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Kevlin Henney (Editor)
3.63 avg rating — 1,998 ratings
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C# in Depth
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Object-Oriented Software Construction (Book/CD-ROM)
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Agile Web Development with Rails, 1st Edition
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Dave Thomas (Goodreads Author)
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Essentials of Programming Languages
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Fundamental Kotlin
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Sams Teach Yourself Mysql in 24 Hours
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The Agile Samurai: How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software
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The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference
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Just Enough Tech: All the technical knowledge you need to succeed in any Tech industry interview
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Shivam Singh (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
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PHP and MySQL Web Development
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
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Tom DeMarco (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 9,987 ratings
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Think Like a Programmer: An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving
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The Art of Unit Testing: With Examples in .NET
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Roy Osherove (Goodreads Author)
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Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby
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Writing Solid Code
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Continuous delivery
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Jez Humble (Goodreads Author)
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Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)
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Hacker's Delight
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Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software
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Gojko Adzic (Goodreads Author)
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C: A Reference Manual
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Beginning Java 2: Sdk 1.4 Edition
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Lean from the Trenches: Managing Large-Scale Projects with Kanban
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Henrik Kniberg (Goodreads Author)
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Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming
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Learning Ruby: The Language that Powers Rails
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Sams Teach Yourself Javascript in 24 Hours
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Responsive Web Design Overview For Beginners
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Simulation of Digital Communication Systems using Matlab
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Your First App: Node.js
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The Scrumban [R]Evolution: Getting the Most Out of Agile, Scrum, and Lean Kanban
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Code Reviews 101
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Giuliana Carullo (Goodreads Author)
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JavaScript Objects Functions and Arrays Explained
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Build Your First Website: A Crash Course in HTML and CSS
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Learning To Program
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Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman
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Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing
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Python Programming Books Set: Python Programming For Beginners & Complete Guide For Python Programming
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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
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Build Web Applications with Java: Learn every aspect to build web applications from scratch
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Mirza Yousuf Ahmed Baig (Goodreads Author)
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Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data
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Anthony DeBarros (Goodreads Author)
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Object-Oriented Design Heuristics
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Building RESTful Web services with Go: Learn how to build powerful RESTful APIs with Golang that scale gracefully
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Naren Yellavula (Goodreads Author)
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