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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 483 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,128 ratings — published 1999
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
by (shelved 482 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.35 — 23,485 ratings — published 2007
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 366 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.70 — 10,659 ratings — published 2015
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series) Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series)
by (shelved 343 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,850 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 331 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,115 ratings — published 1975
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 322 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 11,955 ratings — published 1994
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 275 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,108 ratings — published 2017
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 275 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,488 ratings — published 1993
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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 273 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,820 ratings — published 2003
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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,273 ratings — published 2011
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,681 ratings — published 2004
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 195 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,545 ratings — published 2018
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Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 187 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,027 ratings — published 2004
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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 184 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,964 ratings — published 2020
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 180 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,208 ratings — published 2014
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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 170 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 50,193 ratings — published 2013
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Test-Driven Development: By Example Test-Driven Development: By Example (Paperback)
by (shelved 169 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,405 ratings — published 2002
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 169 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,890 ratings — published 2002
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,240 ratings — published 2020
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System Design Interview – An insider's guide System Design Interview – An insider's guide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 138 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,363 ratings — published 2020
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Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers)
by (shelved 136 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,257 ratings — published 2007
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,137 ratings — published
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 132 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,307 ratings — published 2010
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,334 ratings — published 1989
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,923 ratings — published 1987
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Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series) Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)
by (shelved 120 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,091 ratings — published 1999
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Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 106 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,073 ratings — published
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Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,911 ratings — published 2016
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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 105 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,428 ratings — published 2015
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The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,102 ratings — published 2022
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Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.27 — 845 ratings — published 2021
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The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,894 ratings — published 2015
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,863 ratings — published 1984
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Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,172 ratings — published
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Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck)) Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck))
by (shelved 97 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,463 ratings — published 2009
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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 95 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,625 ratings — published 1999
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Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,921 ratings — published 2008
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,073 ratings — published 2001
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Refactoring to Patterns Refactoring to Patterns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,439 ratings — published 2004
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,382 ratings — published 2017
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Programming Pearls Programming Pearls (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,224 ratings — published 1986
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The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,785 ratings — published 2015
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Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,096 ratings — published
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Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler)) Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))
by (shelved 70 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,547 ratings — published 2003
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Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,319 ratings — published 2002
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Understanding Distributed Systems: What every developer should know about large distributed applications Understanding Distributed Systems: What every developer should know about large distributed applications (ebook)
by (shelved 65 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.37 — 532 ratings — published
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Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.43 — 747 ratings — published
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Implementing Domain-Driven Design Implementing Domain-Driven Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,297 ratings — published 2013
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The Unicorn Project The Unicorn Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,152 ratings — published 2019
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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,845 ratings — published
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Robert C. Martin
“Truth can only be found in one place: the code.”
Robert C. Martin, Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

Neal Ford
“Even if the ecosystem doesn’t change, what about the gradual erosion of architectural characteristics that occurs? Architects design architectures, but then expose them to the messy real world of implementing things atop the architecture. How can architects protect the important parts they have defined?”
Neal Ford, Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change

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