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Programming Languages Books
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The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,281 ratings — published 1978
The Rust Programming Language (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,769 ratings — published
The Go Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,756 ratings — published 2015
Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,371 ratings — published 2011
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers)
by (shelved 13 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,688 ratings — published 2010
JavaScript: The Good Parts (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,660 ratings — published 2008
Types and Programming Languages (Mit Press)
by (shelved 12 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.27 — 586 ratings — published 2002
The C++ Programming Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,023 ratings — published 1986
Crafting Interpreters (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.71 — 437 ratings — published 2021
Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14 (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.56 — 1,578 ratings — published 2014
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,844 ratings — published 1984
You Don't Know JS: Up & Going (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,539 ratings — published 2015
Practical Foundations for Programming Languages (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.87 — 62 ratings — published 2012
Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,054 ratings — published 2001
Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,215 ratings — published 2010
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,021 ratings — published 1986
Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,351 ratings — published 1991
The Little Schemer (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,982 ratings — published 1974
Learning Python (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,199 ratings — published 2013
Think Python (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,664 ratings — published
Essentials of Programming Languages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.96 — 148 ratings — published 1992
JavaScript: The Definitive Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,392 ratings — published 1996
A Tour of C++ (C++ In Depth SERIES)
by (shelved 5 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,092 ratings — published 2013
Seven More Languages in Seven Weeks: Languages That Are Shaping the Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.60 — 85 ratings — published 2014
Programming Language Pragmatics (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.99 — 359 ratings — published 1997
Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.02 — 749 ratings — published 2007
Penguin Random House Python Crash Course (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,096 ratings — published 2015
Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.63 — 587 ratings — published 2015
More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,072 ratings — published 1995
C Programming: A Modern Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.34 — 419 ratings — published 1996
C++ Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.22 — 992 ratings — published 1989
Formal Semantics of Programming Languages (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.67 — 33 ratings — published 1993
Programming in Scala: A Comprehensive Step-by-step Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,662 ratings — published 2008
On Lisp: Advanced Techniques for Common Lisp (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.30 — 481 ratings — published 1993
Real World Haskell (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.94 — 943 ratings — published 2008
C++: How to Program (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,296 ratings — published 2014
Practical Common Lisp (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.15 — 789 ratings — published 2005
Agile Web Development with Rails, 1st Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,229 ratings — published 2005
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,150 ratings — published 2014
Concurrency in Go: Tools and Techniques for Developers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.23 — 343 ratings — published
Understanding and Using C Pointers: Core Techniques for Memory Management (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.15 — 181 ratings — published 2013
You Don't Know JS: Scope and Closures (You Don't Know JS, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.55 — 1,877 ratings — published 2014
Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell: Techniques for Multicore and Multithreaded Programming (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.54 — 166 ratings — published 2013
Principles of Compiler Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.00 — 139 ratings — published 1977
Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,247 ratings — published 2008
Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.22 — 621 ratings — published 2001
Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.28 — 736 ratings — published 2013
Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.23 — 511 ratings — published
Functional Programming in Scala (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 4.42 — 748 ratings — published 2013
Programming in Go: Creating Applications for the 21st Century (Developer's Library)
by (shelved 3 times as programming-languages)
avg rating 3.81 — 169 ratings — published 2012
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