Reading & Learning Recommendations
Filed under Learning & Development on March 3, 2022. Last updated on November 3, 2024.
| Name | Practical | Theoretical | Difficult | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code | Design, Architecture & Coding | ★★★★☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Everyone |
| The Go Programming Language | Languages | ★★★★★ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Everyone |
| The Art of Readable Code | Design, Architecture & Coding | ★★★★☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Everyone |
| Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship | Design, Architecture & Coding | ★★★★☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Everyone |
| Architecture: The Lost Years | Design, Architecture & Coding | ★★★★☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Everyone |
| Test Driven Development: By Example | Design, Architecture & Coding | ★★★★☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Everyone |
| Functional Programming; What? Why? When? | Functional Programming | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Everyone |
| Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability | User Experience | ★★★★☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | Everyone [optional] |
| Mathematical Foundations of Computing | Fundamentals | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ | ★☆☆☆☆ | Everyone [optional] |
| The Future of Programming | MISC | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | Everyone [optional] |
| Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software | Design, Architecture & Coding | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | Junior to Senior |
| Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture | Design, Architecture & Coding | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | Junior to Senior |
| JavaScript: The Good Parts | Languages | ★★★★★ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Junior to Senior |
| Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming | Languages | ★★★★★ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Junior to Senior |
| HTTP: The Definitive Guide | Protocols | ★★★★★ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Junior to Senior |
| The History of Python | MISC | ★★★☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | Junior to Senior [optional] |
| Java Modeling In Color With UML: Enterprise Components and Process | Design, Architecture & Coding | ★★★★★ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Junior to Senior [optional] |
| Elasticsearch: The Definitive Guide: A Distributed Real-Time Search and Analytics Engine | Tools | ★★★★☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Junior to Senior [optional] |
| Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces | Fundamentals | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★☆☆☆ | Junior to Senior [optional] |
| The Art of UNIX Programming | Design | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | Junior to Senior [optional] |
| Programming Language Pragmatics | Languages | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | Senior to Expert [optional] |
| Types and Programming Languages (MIT Press) | Languages | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | Senior to Expert [optional] |
| Java Concurrency in Practice | Design, Architecture & Coding | ★★★★☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | Senior to Expert [optional] |