Recommended Reading
If you want to become a serious programmer, here are the books that you absolutely must read:
- The Pragmatic Programmer, Dave Thomas, Andy Hunt
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Harold Abelson, Gerald Sussman
- Test-driven development by example, Kent Beck
- Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, Richard Stevens, Stephen Rago
- Don’t Make Me Thing, Krug
If you are or want to become a decision maker or manager in the IT industry, I recommend these books:
- Hackers and Painters, Paul Graham
- Crossing the Chasm, Geoffrey Moore
- The Mythical Man-Month, Brooks
- PeopleWare, deMarco and Lister