SICP: The only computer science book worth reading twice? (2010) ↗

The books people recommended

2024-11-16 · 466 points · 180 comments · 20 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.

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
14 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
5Distributed Systems
Distributed Systems
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
5 here · 9 all-time · #762 overall
4Software Design for Flexibility
Software Design for Flexibility
Gerald Jay Sussman
4 here · 8 all-time · #895 overall
3
The Art of Computer Programming
Donald Knuth
3 here · 127 all-time · #14 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 203 ratings on Amazon
2
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Martin Kleppmann
2 here · 104 all-time · #24 overall
Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 5,595 ratings on Amazon
2Computer Architecture
Computer Architecture
John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson
2 here · 16 all-time · #391 overall
Buy on Amazon4.0 out of 5, 442 ratings on Amazon
2Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming
Peter Norvig
2 here · 15 all-time · #440 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 65 ratings on Amazon
1
Gödel, Escher, Bach
Douglas Hofstadter
1 here · 347 all-time · #1 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 2,713 ratings on Amazon
1
The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick Brooks Jr.
1 here · 137 all-time · #13 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,811 ratings on Amazon
1
The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy Kidder
1 here · 76 all-time · #43 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,741 ratings on Amazon
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
1Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
Randal E. Bryant; David R. O'Hallaron
1 here · 26 all-time · #220 overall
Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 682 ratings on Amazon
1Types and Programming Languages
Types and Programming Languages
Benjamin C. Pierce
1 here · 15 all-time · #422 overall
Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 98 ratings on Amazon
1The Elements of Programming Style
The Elements of Programming Style
Brian Kernighan and P. J. Plauger
1 here · 9 all-time · #697 overall
1Elements of Programming
Elements of Programming
Alexander Stepanov, Paul McJones
1 here · 9 all-time · #742 overall
1The Emperor's New Mind
The Emperor's New Mind
Roger Penrose
1 here · 8 all-time · #861 overall
1The Connection Machine
The Connection Machine
W. Daniel Hillis
1 here · 7 all-time · #1057 overall
1The Little LISPer
The Little LISPer
Daniel Friedman
1 here · 5 all-time · #1310 overall
1Computer Organization and Design
Computer Organization and Design
David A. Patterson; John L. Hennessy
1 here · 4 all-time · #1553 overall
1Algorithmics
Algorithmics
David Harel
1 here · 4 all-time · #1757 overall