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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
by (shelved 524 times as software)
avg rating 4.36 — 23,168 ratings — published 2007
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 490 times as software)
avg rating 4.33 — 23,715 ratings — published 1999
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Hardcover)
by (shelved 367 times as software)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,790 ratings — published 1999
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 355 times as software)
avg rating 4.70 — 10,190 ratings — published 2015
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 346 times as software)
avg rating 4.01 — 14,934 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 344 times as software)
avg rating 4.20 — 11,869 ratings — published 1994
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 293 times as software)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,451 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 290 times as software)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,760 ratings — published 2003
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 254 times as software)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,942 ratings — published 2017
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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 201 times as software)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,202 ratings — published 2011
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 193 times as software)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,263 ratings — published 2018
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Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 186 times as software)
avg rating 4.30 — 8,968 ratings — published 2004
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 185 times as software)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,867 ratings — published 2002
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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 181 times as software)
avg rating 4.26 — 49,294 ratings — published 2013
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 181 times as software)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,658 ratings — published 2004
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as software)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,149 ratings — published 2014
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 160 times as software)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,107 ratings — published 2020
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
by (shelved 141 times as software)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,883 ratings — published 1987
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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 139 times as software)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,230 ratings — published 2007
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as software)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,836 ratings — published 1984
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Test-Driven Development: By Example Test-Driven Development: By Example (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as software)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,384 ratings — published 2002
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as software)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,292 ratings — published 2010
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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 127 times as software)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,415 ratings — published 1999
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as software)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,939 ratings — published
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as software)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,265 ratings — published 1989
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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 113 times as software)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,911 ratings — published 2020
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as software)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,039 ratings — published 2001
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Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as software)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,460 ratings — published 2009
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Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series) Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)
by (shelved 107 times as software)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,066 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 101 times as software)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,892 ratings — published 2008
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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 98 times as software)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,475 ratings — published 2000
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System Design Interview – An insider's guide System Design Interview – An insider's guide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 93 times as software)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,138 ratings — published 2020
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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 92 times as software)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,238 ratings — published 2015
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JavaScript: The Good Parts JavaScript: The Good Parts (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as software)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,660 ratings — published 2008
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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 86 times as software)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,800 ratings — published 2015
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Joel on Software Joel on Software (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as software)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,376 ratings — published 2004
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Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 85 times as software)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,944 ratings — published
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Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as software)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,873 ratings — published 2016
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The C Programming Language The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as software)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,231 ratings — published 1978
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Programming Pearls Programming Pearls (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as software)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,214 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 79 times as software)
avg rating 4.26 — 783 ratings — published 2021
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Refactoring to Patterns Refactoring to Patterns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as software)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,437 ratings — published 2004
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Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as software)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,542 ratings — published 2003
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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 77 times as software)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,920 ratings — published 2022
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Implementing Domain-Driven Design Implementing Domain-Driven Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as software)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,283 ratings — published 2013
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Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as software)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,313 ratings — published 2002
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The Unicorn Project The Unicorn Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as software)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,931 ratings — published 2019
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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as software)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,349 ratings — published 2009
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Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow (ebook)
by (shelved 68 times as software)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,358 ratings — published 2019
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The Algorithm Design Manual The Algorithm Design Manual (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as software)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,675 ratings — published 1997
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Donald Ervin Knuth
“Premature optimization is the root of all evil.”
Donald Ervin Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms

Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
“As data and science become more accessible and more the production of software and AI, human creativity is becoming a more valuable commodity.”
Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

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