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The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set by Donald Ervin KnuthThe Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set by Donald Ervin KnuthThe Linux Programming Interface by Michael KerriskThe Art of Computer Programming by Donald Ervin KnuthIntroduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation by John E. Hopcroft
Best Less Popular Computer Science Books on Goodreads
377 books — 26 voters
The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntCode Complete by Steve McConnellThe Mythical Man-Month by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanCode Reviews 101 by Giuliana Carullo
Coding Horror: Recommended Reading for Developers
23 books — 19 voters

Code Complete by Steve McConnellDesign Patterns by Erich GammaRefactoring by Martin FowlerApplying UML and Patterns by Craig LarmanConceptual Blockbusting by James L. Adams
Code Complete Reading List
28 books — 16 voters
The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntClean Code by Robert C. MartinThe Mythical Man-Month by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.Design Patterns by Erich GammaCode Complete by Steve McConnell
Become a great Software Developer
45 books — 9 voters

Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin KleppmannThe Software Architect Elevator by Gregor HohpeFundamentals of Software Architecture by Mark RichardsThinking In Systems by Donella H. MeadowsDomain-Driven Design by Eric Evans
The Most Popular Software Architecture Books on Goodreads
100 books — 9 voters
Clean Architecture by Robert C. Martin12 More Essential Skills for Software Architects by Dave HendricksenSoftware Systems Architecture by Nick RozanskiSoftware Architecture by Mary ShawDesign Patterns by Erich Gamma
Mastering Software Architecture
44 books — 6 voters

IT Dictionary by Adam KorgaGrokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and ... by Aditya Y. BhargavaDesigning Data-Intensive Applications by Martin KleppmannSoftware Engineering at Google by Titus WintersRefactoring by Martin Fowler
2024 - Engineering with Utsav - Books every software engineer should read
16 books — 6 voters
You Are Not So Smart by David McRaneyThe Phoenix Project by Gene KimRefactoring to Patterns by Joshua KerievskyThe Mythical Man-Month by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt
WhiteCloud Analytics - Software Engineering Book Club
15 books — 5 voters

The Innovators by Walter IsaacsonWhere Wizards Stay Up Late by Katie HafnerDealers of Lightning by Michael A. HiltzikThe Essentials of Modern Software Engineering by Ivar JacobsonEssential Software Development by AppJungle NET LLC
Self-taught Software Engineering Books
18 books — 5 voters
Clean Code by Robert C. MartinDomain-Driven Design by Eric EvansCracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowellJava Concurrency in Practice by Brian GoetzDive Into Design Patterns by Alexander Shvets
Software Engineering
49 books — 5 voters

An Elegant Puzzle by Will LarsonRadical Candor by Kim Malone ScottThe DevOps Handbook by Gene KimTeam Topologies by Matthew SkeltonRelease It! by Michael T. Nygard
Best Books for Tech Leads
25 books — 5 voters
Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin KleppmannDistributed Systems For Fun and Profit by Mikito TakadaPrinciples of Transaction Processing by Philip A. BernsteinDistributed Systems by George CoulourisIntroduction to Distributed Algorithms by Gerard Tel
Distributed Systems
16 books — 4 voters

Fundamentals of Software Architecture by Mark RichardsJust Enough Software Architecture by George H. FairbanksDomain-Driven Design by Eric EvansSoftware Architecture Patterns by Mark RichardsArchitecting for Scale by Lee Atchison
Magrathea Labs: Software Engineering Practitioner
9 books — 3 voters
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieEssential Software Development by AppJungle NET LLCHumble Inquiry by Edgar H. Schein
Soft Skills for Tech Leads
3 books — 2 voters

Computer Organization & Design by David A. PattersonEssential Software Development by AppJungle NET LLCThe C Programming Language by Brian W. KernighanHow to Design Programs by Matthias FelleisenThe C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup
Computer Science on Books
38 books — 2 voters
The Making of a Manager by Julie ZhuoEssential Software Development by AppJungle NET LLCPatterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin FowlerUnit Testing by Vladimir KhorikovClean Code by Robert C. Martin
Software Engineering for Rapidly Growing Teams
41 books — 2 voters

Eloquent JavaScript by Marijn HaverbekeNode.js in Action by Mike CantelonGet Programming with JavaScript by John LarsenJavaScript by Douglas CrockfordJavaScript and jQuery by Jon Duckett
Programming: Javascript
11 books — 2 voters
Essential Software Development by AppJungle NET LLCFrom Vibe Coding to Production by Thomas DeGanThe Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntWindows Internals, Part 1 by Yosifovich PavelCLR via C# by Jeffrey Richter
Best Software Development Related Books
11 books — 2 voters

The Missing README by Chris RiccominiThe Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntThe Staff Engineer's Path by Tanya ReillyThe Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely OroszFundamentals of Software Architecture by Mark Richards
Computer Science Graduate Recommended Reading
19 books — 2 voters
Code Complete by Steve McConnellThe Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntIntroduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. CormenStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonTest-Driven Development by Kent Beck
Javascript software engineering
9 books — 1 voter

Software Security Engineering by Julia H. AllenComputer Security by Matt BishopBalancing Agility and Discipline by Barry BoehmProfessional Issues in Software Engineering by Frank BottComputer Science by J. Glenn Brookshear
SWEBOK Consolidated Reference List
30 books — 1 voter
Domain-Driven Design by Eric EvansSoftware Architecture for Developers by Simon BrownSoftware Architecture for Developers by Simon BrownPattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 1 by Frank BuschmannPattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 4 by Frank Buschmann
iSAQB - Books on Software Architecture
36 books — 1 voter

Managing Technical Debt by Philippe KruchtenCyber-Physical Systems by Raj RajkumarCyber Security Engineering by Nancy R. MeadCERT Resilience Management Model by Richard A. CaralliDesigning Software Architectures by Humberto Cervantes
The SEI Series in Software Engineering
24 books — 1 voter
The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell
Computer Science and Game Development Books
1 book — 1 voter

The Information by James GleickThe Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntThe Inmates Are Running the Asylum by Alan Cooper
Julio's Favorite in Tech
3 books — 1 voter

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