 | Architecting with RM-ODP (Software Architecture Series) by Janis R. Putman
Buy new: $62.30 / Used from: $1.60 If you are not thinking about your systems this way, then you are the kind of person that makes me stay up at night crying!
|
 | Software Architect Bootcamp (2nd Edition) by Thomas J. Mowbray
Buy new: $47.00 / Used from: $16.82 If you work with pointy-haired bosses, this guide to being a good designer will teach you the work place judo to get what you need done.
|
 | Beyond Chaos: The Expert Edge in Managing Software Development (ACM Press) by Larry L. Constantine
Buy new: $28.60 / Used from: $4.99 These people have been there...God willing, their advice will spare us from having to follow.
|
 | The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt
Buy new: $37.50 / Used from: $29.99 Down to earth and immediatly applicable.
|
 | Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $26.00 Like The Pragmatic Programmer, it is very down to earth. They are both timeless, and full of good advice beyond the trends and buzzwords.
|
 | Software Project Management: A Unified Framework (The Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series) by Walker Royce
Buy new: $47.99 / Used from: $2.72 OMG, this book is worth its wait in gold for any larger projects. Its data and empiracle formula are great. Its not a bible, you have to adjust as needed.
|
 | Project and Program Risk Management: A Guide to Managing Project Risks and Opportunities (PMBOK Handbooks) (PMBOK Handbooks)
Buy used from: $16.97 Let's face it, you don't manage development, you hedge risk. Admit it, and learn to deal with it.
|
 | Effective Java(TM) Programming Language Guide (The Java Series) by Joshua Bloch
Buy new: $40.40 / Used from: $13.35 |
 | Java Thread Programming (Sams White Book) by Paul Hyde
Buy new: $29.19 / Used from: $7.42 |
 | Data Replication: Tools and Techniques for Managing Distributed Information by Marie Buretta
Buy used from: $41.98 Even if you are not a DBA, knowing these high level concepts will save you in the long run.
|
 | Practical C Programming, 3rd Edition by Steve Oualline
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $1.13 |
 | Learning the bash Shell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) by Cameron Newham
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $15.72 |
 | Learning GNU Emacs, Third Edition by Debra Cameron
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $17.18 |
 | Unix System V Release 4: Programmer's Guide : ANSI C and Programming Support Tools (AT&T UNIX System V, Release 4)
Buy new: $75.99 / Used from: $4.14 |
Listmania!
