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Favorite Programming books

Programming books that inspired and helped shape my mindset on how to be a developer.

Rank by popularity
Cover of The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

Frederick P. Brooks Jr., 1975
Cover of Peopleware by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

Peopleware

Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister
Cover of Joel on Software by Joel Spolsky

Joel on Software

Joel Spolsky, 2004
Cover of The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition by Andrew Hunt, Dave Thomas

The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition

Andrew Hunt, Dave Thomas, 1999

This book changed my mindset on what it is to be a programmer.

Cover of Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research by Mike Kuniavsky

Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research

Mike Kuniavsky, 2003
Cover of Refactoring UI by Adam Wathan, Steve Schoger

Refactoring UI

Adam Wathan, Steve Schoger, 2018
Cover of Code Complete by McConnell Steve

Code Complete

McConnell Steve, 1993
Cover of Atomic Design by Brad Frost

Atomic Design

Brad Frost, 2016
Cover of Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby by Sandi Metz

Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby

Sandi Metz, 2012
Cover of Head First Design Patterns by Elisabeth Robson, Eric Freeman, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates

Head First Design Patterns

Elisabeth Robson, Eric Freeman, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates, 2004

§ About this list

Books
10
Published
1975–2018
Average rating
4.3 / 5 across 556 ratings
Genres
Nonfiction, Computers, Business, Classics

Most-rated on Favorite Programming books

  1. 1The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition · Andrew Hunt and Dave Thomas

    This book changed my mindset on what it is to be a programmer.

  2. 2The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering · Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
  3. 3Peopleware · Tom DeMarco and Timothy R. Lister

Common questions about Favorite Programming books

How many books are on Favorite Programming books?
Favorite Programming books has 10 books, published between 1975 and 2018.
Which book on Favorite Programming books is the most popular?
The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition by Andrew Hunt and Dave Thomas is the most-rated book on the list, with 193 ratings and a 4.2 average.
Where should I start with Favorite Programming books?
Start with The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition, The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering and Peopleware: the three most-rated books on the list.
What genres are on Favorite Programming books?
The books on this list are tagged Nonfiction, Computers, Business and Classics.

Explore: Nonfiction · Computers · Business · Classics