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The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery
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The Pragmatic Programmer

By David Thomas , Andrew Hunt ,

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Daemon

By Daniel Suarez ,

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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
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Computer Systems

By Randal E. Bryant , David R. O'Hallaron ,

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Margaret and the Moon
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Margaret and the Moon

By Dean Robbins , Lucy Knisley (illustrator) ,

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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
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Clean Code

By Robert Martin ,

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Programming Pearls
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Programming Pearls

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The Imposter's Handbook: A CS Primer for Self-taught Developers
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The Imposter's Handbook

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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
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The Clean Coder

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Software Tools in Pascal
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Software Tools in Pascal

By Brian Kernighan , P.J. Plauger ,

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Mastering Django
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Mastering Django

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Why Software Sucks...and What You Can Do About It
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Why Software Sucks...and What You Can Do About It

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Microsoft Secrets: How the World's Most Powerful Software Company Creates Technology, Shapes Markets and Manages People
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Microsoft Secrets

By Michael A. Cusumano , Richard W. Selby ,

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Test Driven Development: By Example
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Test Driven Development

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Working Effectively with Unit Tests
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Working Effectively with Unit Tests

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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
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Code Complete

By Steve McConnell ,

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How to Write for the World of Work
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How to Write for the World of Work

By Donald H. Cunningham , Thomas E. Pearsall , Elizabeth O. Smith

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97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts
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97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know

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Type-Driven Development with Idris
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Type-Driven Development with Idris

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Becoming a Better Programmer: A Handbook for People Who Care About Code
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Becoming a Better Programmer

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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
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Masters of Doom

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Villages
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Villages

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Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer
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Proving Ground

By Kathy Kleiman ,

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