Best programming books (60 books)

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1	Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson 4.47 avg rating — 4,840 ratings score: 1,487, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 9,467 ratings score: 895, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. Cormen 4.35 avg rating — 9,278 ratings score: 781, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-oriented Software / Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development, 2 Volume Set by Erich Gamma 4.20 avg rating — 11,902 ratings score: 778, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Hacker's Delight by Henry S. Warren Jr. 4.20 avg rating — 1,136 ratings score: 481, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler 4.24 avg rating — 8,815 ratings score: 476, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set by Donald Ervin Knuth 4.74 avg rating — 235 ratings score: 460, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven S. Skiena (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 2,681 ratings score: 389, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Programming Pearls by Jon L. Bentley 4.20 avg rating — 3,216 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	On Lisp: Advanced Techniques for Common Lisp by Paul Graham 4.30 avg rating — 481 ratings score: 374, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Programming Pearls by Jon L. Bentley 4.20 avg rating — 3,216 ratings score: 372, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Scratch 2.0 Programming by Denis Golikov (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson 4.47 avg rating — 4,840 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People by Aditya Y. Bhargava (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 5,278 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Practical Common Lisp by Peter Seibel 4.15 avg rating — 791 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide by Dave Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,986 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example by Mike Hendrickson 4.06 avg rating — 723 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Practice of Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) by Brian W. Kernighan 4.12 avg rating — 1,937 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Little Schemer by Daniel P. Friedman 4.29 avg rating — 1,980 ratings score: 261, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Com+ Programming: A Practical Guide Using Visual C++ and Atl by Pradeep Tapadiya 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Land of Lisp by Conrad Barski 4.16 avg rating — 675 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Rails Way by Obie Fernandez 3.85 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael C. Feathers (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 4,665 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Little LISPer by Daniel P. Friedman 4.29 avg rating — 1,980 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup 4.10 avg rating — 4,022 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Responsive Web Design Overview For Beginners by Brett Romero (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Your First App: Node.js by Jim Schubert (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Learn Python Programming the Easy and Fun Way by Elaiya Iswera Lallan (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty fun games to code and learn by Gary Plowman (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andy Hunt (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 23,834 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	OOP Concepts Booster : Take Your Coding Skills to the Next Level by Rakesh Singh 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Java Concurrency in Practice by Brian Goetz 4.47 avg rating — 2,902 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Scratch Programming Lab 01: Detailed step by step guide for middle school students. by Denis Golikov (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Archie (2015-) #1 by Mark Waid 4.01 avg rating — 2,207 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Secure Coding in C And C++ by Robert C. Seacord 3.94 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Lost Scrolls Collection by Michael Teitelbaum 4.47 avg rating — 1,044 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions by Gayle Laakmann McDowell (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6,901 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Lost Scrolls: Fire by Tom Mason 4.43 avg rating — 835 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Head First Design Patterns by Eric Freeman 4.30 avg rating — 8,989 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2 (The Search, #2) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 13,026 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Promise (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #1) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 4.41 avg rating — 29,016 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design by D.S. Malik 4.19 avg rating — 195 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 (The Promise, #3) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 14,614 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 101,058 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift, Part 1 (The Rift, #1) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 16,768 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 1 (The Promise, #1) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 33,521 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 1 (The Search, #1) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 32,530 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 2 (The Promise, #2) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 23,827 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures by Bryan Konietzko (Creator) 4.36 avg rating — 24,630 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Avatar: The Last Airbender: Journeys Through the Earth Kingdom by Michael Teitelbaum 4.45 avg rating — 316 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Last Airbender: Prequel - Zuko's Story by Dave Roman (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 4,558 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Avatar Volume 7: The Legend of Aang by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 594 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Avatar Volume 8: The Last Airbender (Avatar #8) by Bryan Konietzko 4.52 avg rating — 263 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Avatar Volume 7: The Last Airbender (Avatar #7) by Bryan Konietzko 4.61 avg rating — 594 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Engineering Long-Lasting Software by Armando Fox 3.74 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Avatar Volume 3: The Last Airbender (Avatar #3) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) (Creator) 4.44 avg rating — 462 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Avatar Volume 4: The Last Airbender (Avatar #4) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 580 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Avatar Volume 6: The Last Airbender (Avatar #6) by Bryan Konietzko (Creator) 4.62 avg rating — 692 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Avatar Volume 2: The Last Airbender (Avatar #2) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) (Creator) 4.45 avg rating — 1,022 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Avatar Volume 5: The Last Airbender (Avatar #5) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 758 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars