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2015-09-07 · 81 points · 45 comments · 26 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 3C++ Primer

    C++ Primer

    Stanley B. Lippman

    3 here · 4 all-time · #1890 overall

  2. 2Effective Java

    Effective Java

    Joshua Bloch

    2 here · 21 all-time · #293 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 1,623 ratings on Amazon
  3. 2You Don't Know JS

    You Don't Know JS

    Kyle Simpson

    2 here · 15 all-time · #445 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,641 ratings on Amazon
  4. 2Functional Programming in Scala

    Functional Programming in Scala

    Chiusano and Bjarnason

    2 here · 8 all-time · #825 overall

  5. 2Fluent Python

    Fluent Python

    Luciano Ramalho

    2 here · 7 all-time · #1019 overall

  6. 2A Tour of C++

    A Tour of C++

    Bjarne Stroustrup

    2 here · 6 all-time · #1216 overall

  7. 2JavaScript Enlightenment

    JavaScript Enlightenment

    Cody Lindley

    2 here · 4 all-time · #1752 overall

  8. 1

    The C Programming Language

    Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie

    1 here · 124 all-time · #15 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 182 ratings on Amazon
  9. 1

    JavaScript: The Good Parts

    Douglas Crockford

    1 here · 28 all-time · #206 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 1,478 ratings on Amazon
  10. 1

    Eloquent JavaScript

    Marijn Haverbeke

    1 here · 22 all-time · #283 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,797 ratings on Amazon
  11. 1Effective C++

    Effective C++

    Scott Meyers

    1 here · 15 all-time · #437 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,177 ratings on Amazon
  12. 1Joy of Clojure

    Joy of Clojure

    Michael Fogus

    1 here · 13 all-time · #493 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 44 ratings on Amazon
  13. 121st Century C

    21st Century C

    O'Reilly

    1 here · 12 all-time · #545 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 121 ratings on Amazon
  14. 1Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja

    Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja

    John Resig

    1 here · 12 all-time · #550 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 140 ratings on Amazon
  15. 1The Go Programming Language

    The Go Programming Language

    Donovan & Kernighan

    1 here · 10 all-time · #653 overall

  16. 1Mastering Regular Expressions

    Mastering Regular Expressions

    Jeffrey Friedl

    1 here · 7 all-time · #991 overall

  17. 1JavaScript Allonge

    JavaScript Allonge

    Reg Braithwaite

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1175 overall

  18. 1Clojure for the Brave and True

    Clojure for the Brave and True

    Daniel Higginbotham

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1241 overall

  19. 1C in Depth

    C in Depth

    Jon Skeet

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1265 overall

  20. 1ML for the Working Programmer

    ML for the Working Programmer

    Larry C Paulson

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1592 overall

  21. 1Effective Modern C++

    Effective Modern C++

    Scott Meyers

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1760 overall

  22. 1Assembly Language and Computer Architecture Using C++ and Java

    Assembly Language and Computer Architecture Using C++ and Java

    Anthony J. Dos Reis

    1 here · 3 all-time · #1964 overall

  23. 1Compiler Construction Using Java, JavaCC, and Yacc

    Compiler Construction Using Java, JavaCC, and Yacc

    Anthony J. Dos Reis

    1 here · 3 all-time · #1965 overall

  24. 1Effective JavaScript

    Effective JavaScript

    David Herman

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2023 overall

  25. 1Elixir in Action

    Elixir in Action

    Saša Jurić

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2038 overall

  26. 1Programming in Standard ML

    Programming in Standard ML

    Robert Harper

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2039 overall