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moby dick by herman mellvile the bible / unknown author the new testament / various
How is this related to programming?
- Code Complete 2nd Ed.
- Quality Software Management Vol 1-4, by Gerald M. Weinberg
I'd also throw in: Code Reading - The Open Source Perspective
In addition to those already mentioned here, I enjoyed the book 'Algorithms' by Robert Sedgewick & Kevin Wayne. The algorithms are explained, and demonstrated (in java). But with the knowledge of how the algorithm works you should be able to use them in another language. (And even though henrik_w already mentioned it, Code Complete2 is a really good book to read!)
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I share your sceptical opinion about ESR, but I concur with the other commenters that The Art of Unix Programming is still worth reading. (In contrast eg to his thing about Bazaar vs Cathedral.)
The Cathedral and the Bazaar was not an excellent piece of writing, but it was sort of necessary at the time. It has served its evangelical purpose well, to the point where it's no longer necessary. Open Source won the day, in no small part due to ESR. (I think it vital to give my enemies their due praise). TAoUP is a good book on the Unix Philosophy, but it's worth noting that the ultimate expression of these ideas…
And I'd bet that a lot of programmers wouldn't be working on and with Linux right now if they hadn't have read that book long ago.
Both of them changed my career path from Dos/Windows to Linux
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I think that is part of their goal / style. They are meant to be lightweight and fun and easy-to-read intros to topics for beginners, who would get put off by more formal / less joke-y prose.
My impression was that they were aimed at passing certification tests. But that may just be the couple I looked at.
Purely functional data structures by Chris Okasaki Let Over Lambda forgot by whom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nbkaYsR94c Not technically a book, but watch it anyway.
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold. I love this book.
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"the book seems too old" 2004 is old now? Really? Honestly, good books don't age as long as their core domain stays valid. Structurally C++ is pretty much the same as when the book came out.
Modern IDEs can deliver many of the recommendations of the book. Our productivity has increased a great deal. Back then there was no intellisense, code navigation through clicking on method names/classes etc. highlighted syntax errors, built-in unit test frameworks etc. It was written for a different type of developer and a different type of development environment and a specific language, C++. You haven't looked at…