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Crafting Interpreters
Robert Nystrom
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Compilers Interpreters Programming language theory
A Philosophy of Software Design
John Ousterhout
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Clean code Naming things System design
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Martin Kleppmann
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Data modelling Databases Distributed systems
The Manager's Path
Camille Fournier
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Career growth Engineering management Mentoring
Site Reliability Engineering
Betsy Beyer
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Incident response Monitoring Reliability
Hackers
Steven Levy
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Computing history Hacker culture
Clean Code
Robert C. Martin
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Clean code Refactoring Naming things
The Pragmatic Programmer
Andrew Hunt
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Clean code Refactoring Career growth
Code Complete
Steve McConnell
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Clean code Debugging Naming things
Refactoring
Martin Fowler
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Refactoring Clean code Testing
Design Patterns
Erich Gamma
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Design patterns Object-oriented design System design
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
Michael Feathers
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Legacy code Refactoring Testing
The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
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Project management Estimation Engineering management
Programming Pearls
Jon Bentley
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Algorithms Performance Clean code
Soft Skills
John Z. Sonmez
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Career growth Freelancing Communication
Peopleware
Tom DeMarco
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Team dynamics Engineering management Burnout
The Clean Coder
Robert C. Martin
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Career growth Communication Testing
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
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UX design User research Accessibility
Cracking the Coding Interview
Gayle Laakmann McDowell
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Interview preparation Algorithms Data structures
Head First Design Patterns
Eric Freeman
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Design patterns Object-oriented design Java
Introduction to Algorithms
Thomas H. Cormen
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Algorithms Data structures Complexity theory
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Charles Petzold
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Computer architecture Computing history
Clean Architecture
Robert C. Martin
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System design Object-oriented design Clean code
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
Martin Fowler
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Design patterns System design Databases

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