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2014-01-12 · 224 points · 89 comments · 21 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. 10

    Code Complete

    Steve McConnell

    10 here · 108 all-time · #22 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,353 ratings on Amazon
  2. 6

    The Mythical Man-Month

    Frederick Brooks Jr.

    6 here · 137 all-time · #13 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,811 ratings on Amazon
  3. 5Coders at Work

    Coders at Work

    Peter Seibel

    5 here · 27 all-time · #213 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 330 ratings on Amazon
  4. 3

    Antifragile

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    3 here · 100 all-time · #29 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 8,430 ratings on Amazon
  5. 3

    Peopleware

    Tom DeMarco

    3 here · 62 all-time · #59 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,189 ratings on Amazon
  6. 3The Passionate Programmer

    The Passionate Programmer

    Chad Fowler

    3 here · 9 all-time · #717 overall

  7. 3Apprenticeship Patterns

    Apprenticeship Patterns

    Dave Hoover , Adewale Oshineye

    3 here · 6 all-time · #1176 overall

  8. 2

    The Pragmatic Programmer

    Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

    2 here · 102 all-time · #26 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 3,644 ratings on Amazon
  9. 2

    The Design of Everyday Things

    Don Norman

    2 here · 95 all-time · #33 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 8,629 ratings on Amazon
  10. 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
  11. 2

    Founders at Work

    Jessica Livingston

    2 here · 51 all-time · #80 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 689 ratings on Amazon
  12. 1The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    Stephen Covey

    1 here · 30 all-time · #186 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 20,573 ratings on Amazon
  13. 1

    Showstopper

    G. Pascal Zachary

    1 here · 23 all-time · #267 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 456 ratings on Amazon
  14. 1TCP/IP Illustrated

    TCP/IP Illustrated

    W. Richard Stevens

    1 here · 20 all-time · #320 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 321 ratings on Amazon
  15. 1A Pattern Language

    A Pattern Language

    Christopher Alexander

    1 here · 19 all-time · #331 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 1,073 ratings on Amazon
  16. 1Physically Based Rendering

    Physically Based Rendering

    Matt Pharr, Greg Humphreys

    1 here · 17 all-time · #380 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.1 out of 5, 45 ratings on Amazon
  17. 1Thinking Forth

    Thinking Forth

    Leo Brodie

    1 here · 15 all-time · #430 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 35 ratings on Amazon
  18. 1Dreaming in Code

    Dreaming in Code

    Scott Rosenberg

    1 here · 11 all-time · #593 overall

    Buy on Amazon3.9 out of 5, 226 ratings on Amazon
  19. 1Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++

    Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++

    Bjarne Stroustrup

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1118 overall

  20. 1How Buildings Learn

    How Buildings Learn

    Stewart Brand

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1272 overall

  21. 1A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation

    A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation

    David R. Hanson

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1606 overall