Refactoring by Martin Fowler. Extremely practical if you work with old and large code bases.
Ask HN: What's the best programming book you've read recently?
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#12Currently reading Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley. Interesting small case studies that gives insight on how to tackle problems and think about programming.
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#13"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...
I read (not all of it, maybe 50% of it) "The art of multiprocessor programming" a couple of years ago and I agree, its an excellent book. I have a handful of books on the topic and I find this to be my favourite.
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#14"C# In Depth, 3rd edition" by Jon Skeet. I had been falling behind on the new stuff added to .NET and C# and this is a good way to get back on the curve.
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#15Stroustrup'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.
I thoroughly enjoyed it. Would recommend to anyone interested in quick overview of C++.
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#16Code Complete has pretty good bang per page, especially if you are beginner.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Code-Complete-Practical-Handbook-Con...
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#17I've recently read The Passionate Programmer and was rather disappointed.
The book has a few very valuable insights. For the most part it reads like a series of blog posts from a slightly experienced developer.
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#18JavaScript: The Good Parts. Made me see JS in a much more elegant way. Coding JS is not trivial. I did use JS in webdev in general, and APIs. But really, I would have never known the mysteries behind it such as prototypal inheritance.
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#19I've recently started my way through SICP and Algorithms in a Nutshell.
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#20Clean Code, by Robert Martin. Excellent book that dives in deep on how to write solid code. It's like having the ultimate code review in book form.
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