The Book That Every Programmer Should Read ↗

The books people recommended

2011-10-31 · 247 points · 70 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.

9
Code
Charles Petzold
9 here · 147 all-time · #12 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,787 ratings on Amazon
4
The C Programming Language
Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie
4 here · 124 all-time · #15 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 182 ratings on Amazon
3
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
3 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
3The Annotated Turing
The Annotated Turing
Charles Petzold
3 here · 25 all-time · #235 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 399 ratings on Amazon
2
The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick Brooks Jr.
2 here · 137 all-time · #13 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,811 ratings on Amazon
2Software Tools
Software Tools
Kernighan and Plauger
2 here · 12 all-time · #542 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 29 ratings on Amazon
1
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert Pirsig
1 here · 193 all-time · #5 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 13,921 ratings on Amazon
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
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
1
Programming Pearls
Jon Bentley
1 here · 35 all-time · #145 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 402 ratings on Amazon
1The Practice of Programming
The Practice of Programming
Brian Kernighan, Rob Pike
1 here · 16 all-time · #398 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 176 ratings on Amazon
1The Pattern on the Stone
The Pattern on the Stone
Daniel Hillis
1 here · 4 all-time · #1536 overall