 | Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma
Buy new: $38.70 / Used from: $25.96 This book is a must read for any person who is going to be in technical side of the software!! And this is a bible for all who are in design & architecture.
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 | Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Second Edition) by Tom DeMarco
Buy used from: $43.49 This book is a must read for all the experienced software developers, who need to make the next hop into the 'management' level...
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 | The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) by Frederick P. Brooks
Buy new: $25.80 / Used from: $11.46 Helps you understand the issues that are inherent to managing complex software projects and helps you prepare for the same...
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 | C Programming Language (2nd Edition) by Brian W. Kernighan
Buy new: $46.42 / Used from: $19.74 Though not many people code in C anymore, this book will give you a more understanding about "under the hood" in computers - like memory management, making your code faster etc...
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 | Designing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $0.33 Now that most of the software is done for access on web, this is a good book to read to get a baseline of the web usability..
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 | The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.48 Ok.. this is not a software book per se. But give it a read, you will understand what a good design is you will find ways to design better software...
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 | Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $18.55 While reading this book, i felt that we (software programmers) know most of the things. But when i looked at our application the next day, i couldn't believe how "unusable" it is.. Helps you understand most of the visitors to the web sites.
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 | Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $22.00 If you are in Software Development, this is your bible. Have it by your bed side, on your office desk and wherever possible.. The new version has been updated to reflect the changes in software development in the recent years.
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 | The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt
Buy new: $32.25 / Used from: $24.89 Another must-read for a software developer! very thoughtful & helps you become better in what you do...
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