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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 23,777 ratings — published 2007
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 388 times as technical)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,540 ratings — published 1999
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 298 times as technical)
avg rating 4.69 — 11,106 ratings — published 2015
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 289 times as technical)
avg rating 4.20 — 12,038 ratings — published 1994
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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 246 times as technical)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,879 ratings — published 1999
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 225 times as technical)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,509 ratings — published 1993
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as technical)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,277 ratings — published 1975
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Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as technical)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,083 ratings — published 2004
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 167 times as technical)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,393 ratings — published 1989
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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 166 times as technical)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,905 ratings — published 2003
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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 164 times as technical)
avg rating 4.25 — 51,239 ratings — published 2013
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 144 times as technical)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,280 ratings — published 2017
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The C Programming Language The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as technical)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,426 ratings — published 1978
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as technical)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,264 ratings — published 2014
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 133 times as technical)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,691 ratings — published 2004
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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 128 times as technical)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,340 ratings — published 2011
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JavaScript: The Good Parts JavaScript: The Good Parts (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as technical)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,681 ratings — published 2008
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as technical)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,110 ratings — published 2001
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as technical)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,879 ratings — published 1984
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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 110 times as technical)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,280 ratings — published 2007
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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 108 times as technical)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,939 ratings — published 2008
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as technical)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,866 ratings — published 2018
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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 108 times as technical)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,106 ratings — published 2000
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 101 times as technical)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,900 ratings — published 2002
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System Design Interview – An insider's guide System Design Interview – An insider's guide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 97 times as technical)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,588 ratings — published 2020
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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 94 times as technical)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,862 ratings — published 1999
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Test-Driven Development: By Example Test-Driven Development: By Example (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as technical)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,421 ratings — published 2002
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Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as technical)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,959 ratings — published 2016
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as technical)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,320 ratings — published 2010
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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 86 times as technical)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,616 ratings — published 2015
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The Algorithm Design Manual The Algorithm Design Manual (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as technical)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,695 ratings — published 1997
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Pro Git (Expert's Voice in Software Development) Pro Git (Expert's Voice in Software Development)
by (shelved 75 times as technical)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,425 ratings — published 2009
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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 74 times as technical)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,980 ratings — published 2015
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as technical)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,376 ratings — published 2020
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Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
by (shelved 72 times as technical)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,366 ratings — published 1991
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Programming Pearls Programming Pearls (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as technical)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,227 ratings — published 1986
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as technical)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,491 ratings — published 1994
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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 64 times as technical)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,895 ratings — published 1973
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as technical)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,979 ratings — published 1987
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Deep Learning Deep Learning (ebook)
by (shelved 62 times as technical)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,168 ratings — published 2016
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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 62 times as technical)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,468 ratings — published 2009
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as technical)
avg rating 4.15 — 49,100 ratings — published 1988
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The C++ Programming Language The C++ Programming Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as technical)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,040 ratings — published 1986
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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 60 times as technical)
avg rating 4.25 — 910 ratings — published 2021
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as technical)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,288 ratings — published
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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as technical)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,026 ratings — published 1986
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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 57 times as technical)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,031 ratings — published 2020
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Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as technical)
avg rating 4.61 — 1,839 ratings — published 2015
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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 57 times as technical)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,554 ratings — published 2003
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Java Concurrency in Practice Java Concurrency in Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as technical)
avg rating 4.48 — 2,923 ratings — published 2005
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