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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 498 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,481 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 491 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.35 — 23,746 ratings — published 2007
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 381 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.69 — 11,065 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 — 8,870 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 — 15,262 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 325 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 12,027 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 280 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,506 ratings — published 1993
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 278 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,262 ratings — published 2017
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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 274 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,898 ratings — published 2003
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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 209 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,338 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 — 4,689 ratings — published 2004
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 204 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,823 ratings — published 2018
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Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 191 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,072 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 — 2,026 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 — 5,260 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 175 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 51,146 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 4,419 ratings — published 2002
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 168 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,899 ratings — published 2002
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,367 ratings — published 2020
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System Design Interview – An insider's guide System Design Interview – An insider's guide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 144 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,565 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 137 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,279 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 136 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,271 ratings — published
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,319 ratings — published 2010
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,386 ratings — published 1989
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,980 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 — 4,107 ratings — published 1999
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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 110 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,274 ratings — published 2022
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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 109 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,601 ratings — published 2015
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Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 109 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,185 ratings — published
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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 — 5,969 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 107 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,956 ratings — published 2016
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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 106 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 909 ratings — published 2021
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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 103 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,233 ratings — published
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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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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 — 2,469 ratings — published 2009
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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 96 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,833 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 95 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,936 ratings — published 2008
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,104 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 83 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,631 ratings — published 2017
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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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Programming Pearls Programming Pearls (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,227 ratings — published 1986
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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 — 1,809 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 — 1,113 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 71 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.43 — 797 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 — 1,552 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 66 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.37 — 549 ratings — published
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Implementing Domain-Driven Design Implementing Domain-Driven Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,310 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 66 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,321 ratings — published 2002
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The Unicorn Project The Unicorn Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,367 ratings — published 2019
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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 61 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,062 ratings — published 2000
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