Developer Books

Showing 1-50 of 521
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as developer)
avg rating 4.36 — 23,312 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as developer)
avg rating 4.33 — 23,875 ratings — published 1999
Rate this book
Clear rating
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as developer)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,821 ratings — published 1999
Rate this book
Clear rating
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as developer)
avg rating 4.20 — 11,913 ratings — published 1994
Rate this book
Clear rating
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as developer)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,474 ratings — published 1993
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as developer)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,219 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as developer)
avg rating 4.30 — 8,993 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as developer)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,877 ratings — published 2002
Rate this book
Clear rating
Test-Driven Development: By Example Test-Driven Development: By Example (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as developer)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,394 ratings — published 2002
Rate this book
Clear rating
Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,841 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,285 ratings — published 1989
Rate this book
Clear rating
Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series) Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,076 ratings — published 1999
Rate this book
Clear rating
JavaScript: The Good Parts JavaScript: The Good Parts (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,661 ratings — published 2008
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,015 ratings — published 1975
Rate this book
Clear rating
Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,784 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,672 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 4 times as developer)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,587 ratings — published 2000
Rate this book
Clear rating
You Don't Know JS: Up & Going You Don't Know JS: Up & Going (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as developer)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,540 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as developer)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,304 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life) The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life)
by (shelved 4 times as developer)
avg rating 3.95 — 4,352 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 4 times as developer)
avg rating 4.26 — 49,658 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers) Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers)
by (shelved 4 times as developer)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,687 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as developer)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,052 ratings — published 2001
Rate this book
Clear rating
Agile Web Development with Rails, 1st Edition Agile Web Development with Rails, 1st Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,228 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,998 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.28 — 736 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,170 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,844 ratings — published 1984
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,234 ratings — published 1988
Rate this book
Clear rating
Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.01 — 736 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.23 — 372 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.11 — 362,196 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,213 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
Pro Git (Expert's Voice in Software Development) Pro Git (Expert's Voice in Software Development)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,395 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
JavaScript: The Definitive Guide JavaScript: The Definitive Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,392 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,305 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 1 - Technical leadership and the balance with agility Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 1 - Technical leadership and the balance with agility (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.87 — 418 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,154 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.70 — 10,378 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.97 — 206 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,884 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.12 — 34,692 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,124 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Metaprogramming Elixir Metaprogramming Elixir (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.37 — 167 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,361 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Learning Python Learning Python (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,198 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Irresistible APIs: Designing web APIs that developers will love Irresistible APIs: Designing web APIs that developers will love (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.18 — 74 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
Programming Computer Vision with Python: Tools and algorithms for analyzing images Programming Computer Vision with Python: Tools and algorithms for analyzing images (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.94 — 71 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
Domain Modeling Made Functional: Tackle Software Complexity with Domain-Driven Design and F# Domain Modeling Made Functional: Tackle Software Complexity with Domain-Driven Design and F# (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.49 — 664 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
RESTful Web Services Cookbook: Solutions for Improving Scalability and Simplicity RESTful Web Services Cookbook: Solutions for Improving Scalability and Simplicity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.81 — 276 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating


Robert Duchnik
“A good standalone plugin can also make you a fair amount of money. Many developers make a decent living by simply maintaining and updating one or two crucial plugins that are far better than anything available for free.”
Robert Duchnik, jQuery Plugin Development In 30 Minutes

Waseem Latif
“Programming is not easy like Sunday morning, it is silent poetry.”
Waseem Latif

More quotes...