9.0 65 Must Read Books for Coders

Foundational

• Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition
• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
• Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
• Head First Design Patterns
• Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
• Working Effectively With Legacy Code

Professional Development

• The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
• The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
• The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development
• The Mythical Man Month
• Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers)
• Coders at Work
• The Practice of Programming
• Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware
• The Passionate Programmer (My Job Went To India)
• The Software Craftsman: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride

Architecture

• Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
• Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
• Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions
• Refactoring to Patterns
• Clean Architecture: A Craftsman’s Guide to Software Structure and Design

Agile

• Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns and Practices
• Agile Estimating and Planning
• User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
• Extreme Programming Explained
• Practices of an Agile Developer
• Essential Scrum

Algorithms and Interview Questions

• Programming Pearls
• Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions
• Introduction to Algorithms
• The Art of Computer Programming
• Grokking Algorithms

Testing / QA

• Testing Computer Software
• Test-Driven Development: By Example

Dev Ops

• Ship it! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects
• Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation
• Release It!

Soft Skills and FUN

• Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual
• How to Win Friends and Influence People
• Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
• Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
• Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
• Algorithms to Live By

Productivity

• The War of Art
• Eat That Frog!

Compilers/Operating Systems

• Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools

Unix / Linux

• The Art of Unix Programming
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
• Computer Systems

JavaScript

• JavaScript the Good Parts

Java

• Thinking in Java
• Effective Java

C++

• Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14
• The Design and Evolution of C++

C#

• C# In Depth
• Design Patterns in C# C49
• Effective C#

C

• The C Programming Language

Ruby

• Learn Ruby the Hard Way
• The Well-Grounded Rubyist
• Eloquent Ruby

Python

• Learn Python The Hard Way
• Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist