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2019-12-11 · 139 points · 45 comments · 25 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. 4The Cuckoo's Egg

    The Cuckoo's Egg

    Clifford Stoll

    4 here · 39 all-time · #124 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 3,286 ratings on Amazon
  2. 2

    Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

    Harold Abelson

    2 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
  3. 2

    Code

    Charles Petzold

    2 here · 147 all-time · #12 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,787 ratings on Amazon
  4. 2

    The Soul of a New Machine

    Tracy Kidder

    2 here · 76 all-time · #43 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,741 ratings on Amazon
  5. 2Seven Databases in Seven Weeks

    Seven Databases in Seven Weeks

    Eric Redmond

    2 here · 4 all-time · #1762 overall

  6. 2Mazes for Programmers

    Mazes for Programmers

    Jamis Buck

    2 here · 4 all-time · #1808 overall

  7. 1

    The Pragmatic Programmer

    Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

    1 here · 102 all-time · #26 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 3,644 ratings on Amazon
  8. 1

    The Phoenix Project

    Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

    1 here · 67 all-time · #56 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 14,975 ratings on Amazon
  9. 1The Elements of Computing Systems

    The Elements of Computing Systems

    Nisan and Schocken

    1 here · 58 all-time · #65 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 416 ratings on Amazon
  10. 1

    The Little Schemer

    Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen

    1 here · 51 all-time · #81 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 185 ratings on Amazon
  11. 1

    An Introduction to General Systems Thinking

    Gerald M. Weinberg

    1 here · 19 all-time · #336 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.0 out of 5, 155 ratings on Amazon
  12. 1The Signal and the Noise

    The Signal and the Noise

    Nate Silver

    1 here · 17 all-time · #372 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 3,922 ratings on Amazon
  13. 1Domain Modeling Made Functional

    Domain Modeling Made Functional

    Scott Wlaschin

    1 here · 12 all-time · #549 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 357 ratings on Amazon
  14. 1Let Over Lambda

    Let Over Lambda

    Doug Hoyte

    1 here · 11 all-time · #592 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 68 ratings on Amazon
  15. 1Unix: A History and a Memoir

    Unix: A History and a Memoir

    Brian Kernighan

    1 here · 11 all-time · #611 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 789 ratings on Amazon
  16. 1Land of Lisp

    Land of Lisp

    Conrad Barski

    1 here · 10 all-time · #627 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 160 ratings on Amazon
  17. 1Racing the Beam

    Racing the Beam

    Ian Bogost, Nick Montfort

    1 here · 8 all-time · #869 overall

  18. 1The Ray Tracer Challenge

    The Ray Tracer Challenge

    Jamis Buck

    1 here · 8 all-time · #878 overall

  19. 1Joel on Software

    Joel on Software

    Joel Spolsky

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1100 overall

  20. 1The Little Typer

    The Little Typer

    David Reegory, Daniel P. Friedman

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1144 overall

  21. 1Clojure for the Brave and True

    Clojure for the Brave and True

    Daniel Higginbotham

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1241 overall

  22. 1The Seasoned Schemer

    The Seasoned Schemer

    William F. Clocksin

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1609 overall

  23. 1Writing an Interpreter in Go

    Writing an Interpreter in Go

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1917 overall

  24. 1Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming

    Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming

    Professor Frisby

    1 here · 3 all-time · #1977 overall

  25. 1Game Engine Black Book: Wolfenstein 3D

    Game Engine Black Book: Wolfenstein 3D

    Fabien Sanglard

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2188 overall