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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as developer)
avg rating 4.36 — 23,312 ratings — published 2007
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as developer)
avg rating 4.33 — 23,875 ratings — published 1999
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as developer)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,821 ratings — published 1999
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as developer)
avg rating 4.20 — 11,913 ratings — published 1994
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 9,474 ratings — published 1993
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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)
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avg rating 4.26 — 9,219 ratings — published 2011
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Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as developer)
avg rating 4.30 — 8,993 ratings — published 2004
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 3,877 ratings — published 2002
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Test-Driven Development: By Example Test-Driven Development: By Example (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as developer)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,394 ratings — published 2002
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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 2,841 ratings — published
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,285 ratings — published 1989
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Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series) Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,076 ratings — published 1999
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JavaScript: The Good Parts JavaScript: The Good Parts (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 8,661 ratings — published 2008
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,014 ratings — published 1975
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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)
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avg rating 4.15 — 5,784 ratings — published 2003
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as developer)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,672 ratings — published 2004
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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 4 times as developer)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,587 ratings — published 2000
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You Don't Know JS: Up & Going You Don't Know JS: Up & Going (ebook)
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avg rating 4.35 — 2,540 ratings — published 2015
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 3,304 ratings — published 2010
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The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life) The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life)
by (shelved 4 times as developer)
avg rating 3.95 — 4,352 ratings — published 2009
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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 4 times as developer)
avg rating 4.26 — 49,658 ratings — published 2013
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Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers) Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers)
by (shelved 4 times as developer)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,687 ratings — published 2010
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as developer)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,052 ratings — published 2001
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Agile Web Development with Rails, 1st Edition Agile Web Development with Rails, 1st Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,228 ratings — published 2005
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,998 ratings — published 2017
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Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.28 — 736 ratings — published 2013
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,170 ratings — published 2014
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,844 ratings — published 1984
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,233 ratings — published 1988
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Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.01 — 736 ratings — published 2012
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Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.23 — 372 ratings — published 2005
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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.11 — 362,191 ratings — published 2011
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Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,213 ratings — published 2010
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Pro Git (Expert's Voice in Software Development) Pro Git (Expert's Voice in Software Development)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,395 ratings — published 2009
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide JavaScript: The Definitive Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,392 ratings — published 1996
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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 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,305 ratings — published 2015
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Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 1 - Technical leadership and the balance with agility Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 1 - Technical leadership and the balance with agility (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.87 — 418 ratings — published 2012
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 2,154 ratings — published 2020
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
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avg rating 4.70 — 10,377 ratings — published 2015
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Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.97 — 206 ratings — published
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HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,884 ratings — published 2011
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.12 — 34,691 ratings — published 2016
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Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,124 ratings — published
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Metaprogramming Elixir Metaprogramming Elixir (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.37 — 167 ratings — published 2015
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,360 ratings — published 2018
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Learning Python Learning Python (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,198 ratings — published 2013
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Irresistible APIs: Designing web APIs that developers will love Irresistible APIs: Designing web APIs that developers will love (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.18 — 74 ratings — published 2016
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Programming Computer Vision with Python: Tools and algorithms for analyzing images Programming Computer Vision with Python: Tools and algorithms for analyzing images (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.94 — 71 ratings — published 2012
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Domain Modeling Made Functional: Tackle Software Complexity with Domain-Driven Design and F# Domain Modeling Made Functional: Tackle Software Complexity with Domain-Driven Design and F# (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.49 — 664 ratings — published
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RESTful Web Services Cookbook: Solutions for Improving Scalability and Simplicity RESTful Web Services Cookbook: Solutions for Improving Scalability and Simplicity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 3.81 — 276 ratings — published 2010
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“Sladkey recalls the first time he found and sent a bug to Linus: "My first contribution was in porting some program, probably one of my smaller personal projects. I discovered a bug. Since Linux came with source, my first inclination as a hacker was to take a look under the hood and see if I could fix the problem. I found that although I had never done any kernel work, that I was able to navigate around the code pretty easily and provide a small patch to correct the problem. "With my heart beating and my palms sweating, I composed the most professional message I could muster and sent it off to linus.torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi describing the bug and including my proposed fix. Minutes
later he replied something like, 'Yup, that's a bug. Nice investigation. Thanks. Fixed,' and I was hooked.”
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“Ultimately, I try to think of my application’s main codebase as just stringing together various components and code from many sources. It just controls logic and flow. The real nitty-gritty is handled behind the scenes. This is why frameworks like Backbone are so important — they hide a lot of the details in the background and allow you to just focus on the flow and control of your application.”
Robert Duchnik, jQuery Plugin Development In 30 Minutes

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