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My Favorite 10 Books for Software DevelopersGeneral Advice1 - The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas2 - Code Complete by Steve McConnell: Often considered a bible for software developers, this comprehensive book covers all aspects of software development, from design and coding to testing and maintenance.Coding1 - Clean Code by Robert C. Martin2 - Refactoring by Martin FowlerSoftware Architecture1 - Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann2 - System Design Interview (our own book :))Design Patterns1 - Design Patterns by Eric Gamma and Others2 - Domain-Driven Design by Eric EvansData Structures and Algorithms1 - Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein2 - Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowellOver to you: What is your favorite book? --Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get a Free System Design PDF (158 pages): https://bit.ly/bbg-social#systemdesign #coding #interviewtips.
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Software Engineering Handbook
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Have you read Software Engineering Handbook?Add it to your reading list!
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I wish competent people would stop recommending Clean Code and recommend Philosophy of Software Design instead… 🤗
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Thanks for sharing. For the students in the comments, you can apply to 12,000+ entry-level/internships in our software engineering job feed @ https://tinyurl.com/375epmuy - updated daily. Good luck!
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And still, the hardest thing an engineer will ever have to do, has nothing to do with the technical stuff. Working with people such as product owners, project managers and solution architects is much worse than the worst algorithm out there.
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Rodrigo de Azevedo Carvalho
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The funny part about books is that the "should read" changes quite often as tech changes.After years in the market, I can ensure that those books will be important for a good number of years. Then, in about a year or two, you could replace one here, another one there, and then, in some years, the entire tree would be different.The knowledge stays, but in IT we are required to keep updating it
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Among these, the last one I read and really enjoyed was the book System Design Interview. It helps structure layered discussions on architectural patterns for solutions. I also recommended it to my students at the time.
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Tommy-Java Yan
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Nice suggestion, but can I ask a question ? Is it possible those books have been obsolete these days? From my interview experience for a Java developer position, people always asked me about what Java version I used. Even though I'm a super expert on Java 5, I still didn't have any chance.
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Enjoying Designing Data-intensive applications
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Sarah Greer
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Thank you so much for sharing this!! I was literally just thinking of putting out a call for best software engineering books!
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📌Here are 10 #Shortlisted Books for Software Developers. Preferred by Alex Xu .
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These are some great books. Do have a look. Two books which I have read but not in below list but I would recommend are below ones1. Phoenix Project 2. Continuous Delivery
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Leveling up my software development game with Clean Code, Designing Data-Intensive Applications, and Introduction to Algorithms. These books are pure gold! 📚 Can't wait to dive into the rest of them. Definitely worth a read for any developer.#codinglife #bookrecommendations #learnings#TechBooks #SoftwareDevelopment #ContinuousLearning
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My Favorite 10 Books for Software Developers General Advice 1 - The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas 2 - Code Complete by Steve McConnell: Often considered a bible for software developers, this comprehensive book covers all aspects of software development, from design and coding to testing and maintenance. Coding 1 - Clean Code by Robert C. Martin 2 - Refactoring by Martin Fowler Software Architecture 1 - Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann 2 - System Design Interview (our own book :)) Design Patterns 1 - Design Patterns by Eric Gamma and Others 2 - Domain-Driven Design by Eric Evans Data Structures and Algorithms 1 - Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein 2 - Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell Over to you: What is your favorite book? – Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get a Free System Design PDF (158 pages): https://bit.ly/3KCnWXq #systemdesign #coding #interviewtips .
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Mykyta Romanishyn
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Books’ll like speed up your learning. But good books will incredible boost to your performance. Two of my favourites listed below are: 1. Clean code; and 2. Designing date intensive applications. Cannot wait to read the rest from the list (was drawn to Alex Xu’s post because of the great visual). Great design!
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