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Ask HN: What's the best programming book you've read recently?
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Re: Ask HN: What's the best programming book you've read recently?
#2I've really been enjoying The Joy of Clojure (http://joyofclojure.com/) -- note that there's a nearly-finished 2ed in PDF form if you buy the early access version.
I've also been reading Clojure Programming (http://www.clojurebook.com/) to reinforce concepts from the above.
Re: Ask HN: What's the best programming book you've read recently?
#3Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship, by Robert C. Martin.
Re: Ask HN: What's the best programming book you've read recently?
#4It depends heavily on what stage of your career as a programmer you are.
I strongly suggest most junior programmers I work with to read Effective Java and Head First Design Patterns. To me, it's a great combination to help you write code that's easy to understand and maintain.
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#5Stroustrup's "A Tour of C++" is a great overview of C++11 and modern C++. It's not very long and worth a read to see what's new in the C++ world. The audience is aimed at people who already know C++ but want to know what's new with the latest version. I've been doing a lot more with C++11 recently and am really impressed with the language--dare I say C++ is actually fun to use.
Re: Ask HN: What's the best programming book you've read recently?
#6Peopleware
pretty much the most important programming book a programmer who works with / in teams can / should / must read.
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#7I've been reading Real World Haskell recently and loving it. It does a fantastic job of blowing your mind while simultaneously showing you how to apply Haskell to real-world problems.
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#8"Peopleware" http://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Second-... , a lot of insights and ideas how to build great teams. Great to read for developers, team leads and managers.
"The art of multiprocessor programming", excellent book on parallel programming theory with code explanations: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0123705916?ie=UTF8&tag=nirs...
Re: Ask HN: What's the best programming book you've read recently?
#9I recently went through the later chapters of The Little Schemer again. I still find it incredibly challenging and awesome. As many have said, this is a great book to teach you to think recursively.
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/BTLS/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Little-Schemer-4th-Edition/dp/0262...
Re: Ask HN: What's the best programming book you've read recently?
#10Not trying to sound cute, but The Elements of Programming Style by Kernighan and Plaugher (1974). Just read this last week during a day of plane travel.
It's all PLI and Fortran, with lots of GOTO being harmful examples, but surprisingly much of it is still relevant. It's a quick read and interesting look at some of the problems they had back then (and some that we still create plenty of today).