Ask HN: What are some good books for understanding OOP? ↗

The books people recommended

2010-12-03 · 22 points · 25 comments · 12 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.

2Head First Java
Head First Java
Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates
2 here · 9 all-time · #776 overall
1
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
1 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
1
Design Patterns
Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides
1 here · 80 all-time · #42 overall
Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 27 ratings on Amazon
1
Refactoring
Martin Fowler
1 here · 37 all-time · #132 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 1,228 ratings on Amazon
1
Domain Driven Design
Eric Evans
1 here · 21 all-time · #289 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,578 ratings on Amazon
1Head First Design Patterns
Head First Design Patterns
Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson, Bert Bates, Kathy Sierra
1 here · 16 all-time · #399 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,951 ratings on Amazon
1Learn Python the Hard Way
Learn Python the Hard Way
Zed Shaw
1 here · 10 all-time · #682 overall
1The Art of the Metaobject Protocol
The Art of the Metaobject Protocol
Gregor Kiczales
1 here · 10 all-time · #684 overall
1Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns
Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns
Kent Beck
1 here · 5 all-time · #1406 overall
1Object Oriented Software Construction
Object Oriented Software Construction
Bertrand Meyer
1 here · 4 all-time · #1617 overall
1Head First C
Head First C
1 here · 4 all-time · #1907 overall
1Object-Oriented Programming: An Evolutionary Approach
Object-Oriented Programming: An Evolutionary Approach
Brad Cox
1 here · 3 all-time · #2117 overall