Lists of Bests: joevandyk's "Recommended Programming Books" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/18517 The books that I've found the most helpful in my career, in no particular order. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:52:44 GMT en-us 0 50 25 0 0 The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4760 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4760"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/020161622X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Andrew Hunt</div> Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide, Second Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28785 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28785"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0974514055.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Dave Thomas</div> The C++ Programming Language (Special 3rd Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4793 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4793"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201700735.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bjarne Stroustrup</div> C++ Coding Standards: 101 Rules, Guidelines, and Best Practices (C++ In-Depth Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7203 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7203"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0321113586.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V38087604_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Herb Sutter</div> Exceptional C++: 47 Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4753 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4753"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201615622.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Herb Sutter</div> More Exceptional C++ http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4801 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4801"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/020170434X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Herb Sutter</div> The C Programming Language (2nd Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2415 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2415"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0131103628.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056419105_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian W. Kernighan</div> Advanced Programming in the UNIX(R) Environment (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/381196 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/381196"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201433079.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by W. Richard Stevens</div> The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/141541 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/141541"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201379260.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nicolai M. Josuttis</div> Beyond the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to Boost http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1221538 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1221538"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0321133544.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V38088393_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Björn Karlsson</div> Understanding the Linux Kernel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/107551 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/107551"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0596005652.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1126727942_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Daniel Plerre Bovet</div> Agile Web Development with Rails: A Pragmatic Guide (Pragmatic Programmers) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/38986 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/38986"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/097669400X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Dave Thomas</div> Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/202194 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/202194"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0977616606.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chad Fowler</div> Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C. Martin Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2420 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2420"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0131177052.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Feathers</div> Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World (Pragmatic Programmers) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/168988 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/168988"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/097451408X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Venkat Subramaniam</div> Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4774 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4774"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201633612.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Erich Gamma</div> Head First Design Patterns (Head First) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/16857 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/16857"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0596007124.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Elisabeth Freeman</div> Test Driven Development: By Example (Addison-Wesley Signature Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7222 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7222"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0321146530.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kent Beck</div> Mastering Regular Expressions http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1860061 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1860061"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0596528124.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jeffrey Friedl</div> Code Reading: The Open Source Perspective http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4867 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4867"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201799405.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V38087270_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Diomidis Spinellis</div> Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7214 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7214"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0321125215.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Eric Evans</div> My Job Went to India: And All I Got Was This Lousy Book (Pragmatic Programmers) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/69056 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/69056"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976694018.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chad Fowler</div> Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4841 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4841"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201749629.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Scott Meyers</div> Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (3rd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/86290 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/86290"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0321334876.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Scott Meyers</div> Expert C Programming http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67131 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67131"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0131774298.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056419160_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peter van der Linden</div>