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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 24,352 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 16 times as developer)
avg rating 4.35 — 23,644 ratings — published 2007
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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 10 times as developer)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,860 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 — 12,002 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 — 9,498 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 — 9,300 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 — 9,053 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 — 3,894 ratings — published 2002
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as developer)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,215 ratings — published 1975
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Test-Driven Development: By Example Test-Driven Development: By Example (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 4,415 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 — 2,852 ratings — published
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,365 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 4.13 — 4,099 ratings — published 1999
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JavaScript: The Good Parts JavaScript: The Good Parts (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 8,671 ratings — published 2008
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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 — 5,871 ratings — published 2003
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 4,683 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 — 30,937 ratings — published 2000
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 7,203 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 2,548 ratings — published 2015
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 3,315 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)
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avg rating 3.95 — 4,358 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 4.25 — 50,774 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 — 1,691 ratings — published 2010
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.51 — 8,089 ratings — published 2001
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,318 ratings — published 2020
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.69 — 10,924 ratings — published 2015
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,702 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 2,229 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 738 ratings — published 2013
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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 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,268 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 5,239 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 — 4,871 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 — 48,346 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 — 735 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 — 376 ratings — published 2005
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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as developer)
avg rating 4.11 — 369,362 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 — 3,243 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 4.18 — 3,414 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 — 3,406 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 4.41 — 5,537 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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Database Internals: A deep-dive into how distributed data systems work Database Internals: A deep-dive into how distributed data systems work (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.27 — 574 ratings — published
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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 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,207 ratings — published
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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 3.94 — 216 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 — 4,912 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 — 35,610 ratings — published 2016
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Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach - 4th Edition Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach - 4th Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,031 ratings — published 2006
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Metaprogramming Elixir Metaprogramming Elixir (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.38 — 168 ratings — published 2015
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Learning Python Learning Python (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as developer)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,219 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 3.17 — 75 ratings — published 2016
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Robert Duchnik
“jQuery is by far the most widely used library for JavaScript. It is used on more than 50% of websites. Many frameworks, such as Backbone and Twitter’s Bootstrap, are built on top of jQuery. Being able to extend and write plugins for jQuery can not only save lots of time, but also makes code much cleaner and easier to maintain.”
Robert Duchnik, jQuery Plugin Development In 30 Minutes

“There were in fact bugs," he recalls, "But the essential difference was in the obviousness of bugs, the repeatability of bugs, and potential for fixing bugs oneself. In this environment, bugs were only temporary delays on a steady road towards excellence and stability.”
Glyn Moody

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