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The C Programming Language
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Introduction to Algorithms
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
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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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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
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Introduction to System Design
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Shivam Singh (Goodreads Author)
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Head First Design Patterns
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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set
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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
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Joel on Software
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Literate Programming (Lecture Notes) (Volume 27)
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Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C
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Fundamental Kotlin
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The Algorithm Design Manual
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
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Steve Krug (Goodreads Author)
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Design of Design, The: Essays from a Computer Scientist
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Effective Oracle by Design (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)
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Agile Web Development with Rails, 1st Edition
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Dave Thomas (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 2,229 ratings
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Software Systems Architecture: Working with Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code
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Michael C. Feathers (Goodreads Author)
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Continuous delivery
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Jez Humble (Goodreads Author)
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Fundamentals of database systems
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Refactoring to Patterns (Addison Wesley Signature Series)
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Visual Basic.Net Black Book
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Code Reviews 101
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Giuliana Carullo (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings
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How To Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
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Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives - A Toolbox of Retrospective Exercises
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Luis Gonçalves (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 167 ratings
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Reviewing Java
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Responsive Web Design Overview For Beginners
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Brett Romero (Goodreads Author)
3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World
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Distributed Operating Systems
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3.95 avg rating — 93 ratings
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Effective Executive
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4.08 avg rating — 38,277 ratings
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Software Requirements: Practical Techniques for Gathering and Managing Requirements Throughout the Product Development Cycle
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Karl Wiegers (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 863 ratings
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The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws
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Paradox 4.0 Developer's Guide/Book and Disk
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offshoring it services
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Simulation of Digital Communication Systems using Matlab
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Mathuranathan Viswanathan (Goodreads Author)
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Build Your First Website: A Crash Course in HTML and CSS
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Joey Kirk (-Author)
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Your First App: Node.js
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Jim Schubert (Goodreads Author)
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The Scrumban [R]Evolution: Getting the Most Out of Agile, Scrum, and Lean Kanban
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Programming in Scala: A Comprehensive Step-by-step Guide
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Create an Uber Clone in 7 Days
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Shai Almog (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty fun games to code and learn
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Gary Plowman (Goodreads Author)
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OOP Concepts Booster : Take Your Coding Skills to the Next Level
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Essential Software Development
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From Vibe Coding to Production: A Practical Guide to Professional Software Development (Vibe Coding: From Prompt to Production Book 3)
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Web API Development with ASP.NET Core 8: Learn techniques, patterns, and tools for building high-performance, robust, and scalable web APIs
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Reviewing C++
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
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Learning Spark: Lightning-Fast Big Data Analysis
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Holden Karau (Goodreads Author)
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Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software
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Gojko Adzic (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 711 ratings
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Head First Android Development
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Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby
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The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle's-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads & Other Workplace Afflictions
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eXtreme Programming eXplained : embrace change
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More Joel on Software: Further Thoughts on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and ... or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity
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Software Creativity 2.0
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Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck))
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Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays
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Java Persistence With Hibernate
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Beautiful Testing: Leading Professionals Reveal How They Improve Software
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xUnit Test Patterns: Refactoring Test Code
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Computer Organization
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The Joy of Bootstrap: A smarter way to learn the world's most popular web framework
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Pro AngularJS
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