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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
by (shelved 473 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.36 — 23,080 ratings — published 2007
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 465 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 23,629 ratings — published 1999
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 357 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.70 — 10,104 ratings — published 2015
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Hardcover)
by (shelved 333 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,781 ratings — published 1999
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 327 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.01 — 14,901 ratings — published 1975
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 318 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 11,850 ratings — published 1994
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 270 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,901 ratings — published 2017
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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 269 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,752 ratings — published 2003
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 266 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,440 ratings — published 1993
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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers (Paperback)
by (shelved 208 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,183 ratings — published 2011
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 195 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,649 ratings — published 2004
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Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 180 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.30 — 8,951 ratings — published 2004
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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 179 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,903 ratings — published 2020
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 177 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,218 ratings — published 2018
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 174 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,130 ratings — published 2014
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 165 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 49,127 ratings — published 2013
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Test-Driven Development: By Example Test-Driven Development: By Example (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,377 ratings — published 2002
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 165 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,865 ratings — published 2002
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,085 ratings — published 2020
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System Design Interview – An insider's guide System Design Interview – An insider's guide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 133 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,097 ratings — published 2020
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 131 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,900 ratings — published
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,291 ratings — published 2010
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Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers)
by (shelved 130 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,227 ratings — published 2007
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,873 ratings — published 1987
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 122 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,247 ratings — published 1989
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Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series) Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)
by (shelved 120 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,059 ratings — published 1999
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Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 103 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,919 ratings — published
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The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,782 ratings — published 2015
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Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,202 ratings — published 2015
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Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,863 ratings — published 2016
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Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 771 ratings — published 2021
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Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,887 ratings — published 2008
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Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,457 ratings — published 2009
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,829 ratings — published 1984
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Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,102 ratings — published
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,389 ratings — published 1999
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The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,895 ratings — published 2022
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.51 — 8,034 ratings — published 2001
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Refactoring to Patterns Refactoring to Patterns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,437 ratings — published 2004
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Programming Pearls Programming Pearls (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,212 ratings — published 1986
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,039 ratings — published 2017
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The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,759 ratings — published 2015
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Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,072 ratings — published
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Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,542 ratings — published 2003
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Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,312 ratings — published 2002
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Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.44 — 665 ratings — published
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Understanding Distributed Systems: What every developer should know about large distributed applications Understanding Distributed Systems: What every developer should know about large distributed applications (ebook)
by (shelved 62 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.37 — 514 ratings — published
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Implementing Domain-Driven Design Implementing Domain-Driven Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,278 ratings — published 2013
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The Unicorn Project (The Phoenix Project) The Unicorn Project (The Phoenix Project)
by (shelved 60 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,870 ratings — published 2019
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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as software-engineering)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,837 ratings — published
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Robert C. Martin
“It doesn’t take a huge amount of knowledge and skill to get a program working.
Kids in high school do it all the time.
Getting it right is another matter entirely.
When software is done right, it requires a fraction of the human resources to
create and maintain.”
Robert C. Martin, Clean Architecture

“Time*SΦRT(Return cpyConstructor SΦRT{*Ifin.OrderedSet});”
Jonathan Roy Mckinney

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