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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 487 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,243 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 485 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.35 — 23,565 ratings — published 2007
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 370 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.70 — 10,800 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 344 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,854 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 335 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,168 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 325 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 11,980 ratings — published 1994
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 278 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,154 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 276 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 272 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,850 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 — 9,281 ratings — published 2011
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 204 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,682 ratings — published 2004
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 198 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,612 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 — 9,041 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 — 1,983 ratings — published 2020
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,221 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 172 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 50,486 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 — 4,409 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 — 3,893 ratings — published 2002
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,276 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 139 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,438 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 — 3,260 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 135 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,180 ratings — published
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 132 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,312 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 — 9,339 ratings — published 1989
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,942 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 — 4,096 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 108 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,112 ratings — published
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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 107 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,172 ratings — published 2022
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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 — 2,929 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 — 5,482 ratings — published 2015
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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 — 864 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 105 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,922 ratings — published 2015
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,868 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 102 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,197 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 — 2,465 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 — 10,677 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 94 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,926 ratings — published 2008
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,079 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 — 1,438 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 82 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,474 ratings — published 2017
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Programming Pearls Programming Pearls (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,225 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 — 1,790 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 — 1,102 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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Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.43 — 758 ratings — published
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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 66 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.37 — 538 ratings — published
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Implementing Domain-Driven Design Implementing Domain-Driven Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,302 ratings — published 2013
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The Unicorn Project The Unicorn Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,235 ratings — published 2019
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An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 60 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,914 ratings — published 2019
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“The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned.”
Frederick Brooks

“In the mid-1990s, a new employee of Sun Microsystems in California kept disappearing from their database. Every time his details were entered, the system seemed to eat him whole; he would disappear without a trace. No one in HR could work out why poor Steve Null was database kryptonite. The staff in HR were entering the surname as “Null,” but they were blissfully unaware that, in a database, NULL represents a lack of data, so Steve became a non-entry. To computers, his name was Steve Zero or Steve McDoesNotExist. Apparently, it took a while to work out what was going on, as HR would happily reenter his details each time the issue was raised, never stopping to consider why the database was routinely removing him.”
Matt Parker, Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors

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