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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 501 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,589 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 492 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.35 — 23,803 ratings — published 2007
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 395 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.69 — 11,270 ratings — published 2015
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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 348 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,881 ratings — published 1999
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 339 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,311 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 326 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 12,054 ratings — published 1994
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 281 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,286 ratings — published 2017
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 280 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,511 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 275 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,908 ratings — published 2003
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,916 ratings — published 2018
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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 208 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,349 ratings — published 2011
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 205 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,692 ratings — published 2004
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Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 193 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,084 ratings — published 2004
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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 186 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,043 ratings — published 2020
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 181 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,269 ratings — published 2014
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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 177 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 51,358 ratings — published 2013
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,392 ratings — published 2020
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Test-Driven Development: By Example Test-Driven Development: By Example (Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,427 ratings — published 2002
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 169 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,901 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 148 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,615 ratings — published 2020
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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-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,281 ratings — published 2007
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,314 ratings — published
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,321 ratings — published 2010
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,398 ratings — published 1989
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,984 ratings — published 1987
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Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series) Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)
by (shelved 120 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,109 ratings — published 1999
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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 112 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,639 ratings — published 2015
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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 112 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,314 ratings — published 2022
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Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 110 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,219 ratings — published
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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 109 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 921 ratings — published 2021
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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 108 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,990 ratings — published 2015
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Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,966 ratings — published 2016
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,879 ratings — published 1984
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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 102 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,247 ratings — published
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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 98 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,887 ratings — published 1999
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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 97 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,468 ratings — published 2009
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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 96 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,944 ratings — published 2008
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,110 ratings — published 2001
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,702 ratings — published 2017
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Programming Pearls Programming Pearls (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,227 ratings — published 1986
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Refactoring to Patterns (Addison Wesley Signature Series) Refactoring to Patterns (Addison Wesley Signature Series)
by (shelved 83 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,439 ratings — published 2004
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The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,811 ratings — published 2015
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Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,114 ratings — published
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Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.43 — 805 ratings — published 2021
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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 71 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,557 ratings — published 2003
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Understanding Distributed Systems: What every developer should know about large distributed applications Understanding Distributed Systems: What every developer should know about large distributed applications (ebook)
by (shelved 68 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.37 — 552 ratings — published
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Implementing Domain-Driven Design Implementing Domain-Driven Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,311 ratings — published 2013
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Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (Alan Apt Series) Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (Alan Apt Series)
by (shelved 67 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,323 ratings — published 2002
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The Unicorn Project The Unicorn Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,414 ratings — published 2019
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The Software Engineer's Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups The Software Engineer's Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.07 — 884 ratings — published 2023
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Neal Ford
“Even if the ecosystem doesn’t change, what about the gradual erosion of architectural characteristics that occurs? Architects design architectures, but then expose them to the messy real world of implementing things atop the architecture. How can architects protect the important parts they have defined?”
Neal Ford, Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change

Akshat Paul
“The essence of authentication is being able to prove the assertion you are making.”
Akshat Paul, Serverless Web Applications with AWS Amplify: Build Full-Stack Serverless Applications Using Amazon Web Services

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