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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as computers)
avg rating 4.33 — 23,979 ratings — published 1999
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as computers)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,536 ratings — published 1999
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as computers)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,040 ratings — published 1975
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The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as computers)
avg rating 4.28 — 15,838 ratings — published 1989
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as computers)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,562 ratings — published 1984
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The C Programming Language The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as computers)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,312 ratings — published 1978
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as computers)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,479 ratings — published 1993
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as computers)
avg rating 4.36 — 23,380 ratings — published 2007
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as computers)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,851 ratings — published 1984
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Steve Jobs Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as computers)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,355,866 ratings — published 2011
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as computers)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,309 ratings — published 1989
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as computers)
avg rating 4.20 — 11,943 ratings — published 1994
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The Soul of a New Machine The Soul of a New Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as computers)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,438 ratings — published 1981
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Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as computers)
avg rating 3.97 — 27,325 ratings — published 2011
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In the Beginning...Was the Command Line In the Beginning...Was the Command Line (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 67 times as computers)
avg rating 3.81 — 8,092 ratings — published 1999
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as computers)
avg rating 4.12 — 39,709 ratings — published 2011
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as computers)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,835 ratings — published 1999
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The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as computers)
avg rating 3.83 — 4,308 ratings — published 1999
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as computers)
avg rating 4.12 — 34,856 ratings — published 2016
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 59 times as computers)
avg rating 4.70 — 10,496 ratings — published 2015
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter) Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
by (shelved 56 times as computers)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,642 ratings — published 2000
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Digital Fortress Digital Fortress (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as computers)
avg rating 3.71 — 663,966 ratings — published 1998
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as computers)
avg rating 4.30 — 28,903 ratings — published 1999
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JavaScript: The Good Parts JavaScript: The Good Parts (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as computers)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,662 ratings — published 2008
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide JavaScript: The Definitive Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as computers)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,396 ratings — published 1996
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as computers)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,445 ratings — published 1994
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Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as computers)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,919 ratings — published 1996
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Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as computers)
avg rating 3.97 — 4,790 ratings — published 2001
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as computers)
avg rating 4.26 — 49,859 ratings — published 2013
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iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as computers)
avg rating 3.85 — 17,470 ratings — published 2006
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as computers)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,887 ratings — published 1973
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The C++ Programming Language The C++ Programming Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as computers)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,023 ratings — published 1986
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The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as computers)
avg rating 3.76 — 7,237 ratings — published 2001
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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as computers)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,024 ratings — published 1986
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as computers)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,294,457 ratings — published 2011
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Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as computers)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,271 ratings — published 2014
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Learning Python Learning Python (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as computers)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,204 ratings — published 2013
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Programming Perl Programming Perl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as computers)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,302 ratings — published 1991
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Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as computers)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,009 ratings — published 2004
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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as computers)
avg rating 4.30 — 20,052 ratings — published 2003
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Mastering Regular Expressions Mastering Regular Expressions (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as computers)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,099 ratings — published 1997
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Cryptonomicon Cryptonomicon (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as computers)
avg rating 4.23 — 116,811 ratings — published 1999
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The Algorithm Design Manual The Algorithm Design Manual (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as computers)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,683 ratings — published 1997
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Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as computers)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,573 ratings — published 2004
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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as computers)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,358 ratings — published 2009
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Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as computers)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,467 ratings — published 2000
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Hacking: The Art of Exploitation w/CD Hacking: The Art of Exploitation w/CD (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as computers)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,505 ratings — published 2003
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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as computers)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,161 ratings — published 2014
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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as computers)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,135 ratings — published 2002
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as computers)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,678 ratings — published 2004
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Richard P. Feynman
“Well, Mr. Frankel, who started this program, began to suffer from the computer disease that anybody who works with computers now knows about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is you *play* with them. They are so wonderful. You have these switches - if it's an even number you do this, if it's an odd number you do that - and pretty soon you can do more and more elaborate things if you are clever enough, on one machine.

After a while the whole system broke down. Frankel wasn't paying any attention; he wasn't supervising anybody. The system was going very, very slowly - while he was sitting in a room figuring out how to make one tabulator automatically print arc-tangent X, and then it would start and it would print columns and then bitsi, bitsi, bitsi, and calculate the arc-tangent automatically by integrating as it went along and make a whole table in one operation.

Absolutely useless. We *had* tables of arc-tangents. But if you've ever worked with computers, you understand the disease - the *delight* in being able to see how much you can do. But he got the disease for the first time, the poor fellow who invented the thing.”
Richard P. Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

John Rachel
“As an orangutan cannot embrace higher mathematics or comprehend the architecture and operation of a computer, we humans __ so good at loudly proclaiming our intelligence and applauding our own doltish displays of cerebral gymnastics __ cannot begin to understand the true structure and functioning of the Universe.”
John Rachel, 12-12-12

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