--- title: Books to Read for Programmers --- ### List of Books ## General *Automate the Boring Stuff With Python* by Al Sweigart - http://automatetheboringstuff.com/ - ISBN-13: 978-1593275990 *Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs* by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, and Julie Sussman - https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ - ISBN-13: 978-0262510875 *Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Crafstmanship* by Robert C. Martin - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882?sa-no-redirect=1) - ISBN-13: 978-0132350884 *CODE: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software* by Charles Petzold - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Software/dp/0735611319/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508780869&sr=1-1&keywords=code) - ISBN-13: 978-0735611313 *Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming* by P. Seibel - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Coders-Work-Reflections-Craft-Programming/dp/1430219483) - ISBN-13: 978-1430219484 *DevOps Handbook:How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations* by Gene Kim et al - [Amazon Smile](https://www.amazon.com/DevOps-Handbook-World-Class-Reliability-Organizations/dp/1942788002/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539733859&sr=1-4&keywords=devops+handbook) - ISBN-13: 978-1942788003 *Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538370339&sr=8-1&keywords=dont+make+me+think) - ISBN-13: 978-0321965516 *Programming Pearls (2nd Edition) by Jon Bentley* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Programming-Pearls-2nd-Jon-Bentley/dp/0201657880) - ISBN-13: 978-0201657883 *The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master* by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Programmer-Journeyman-Master/dp/020161622X?sa-no-redirect=1) - ISBN-13: 978-0201616224 *The Self-Taught Programmer: The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally* by Cory Althoff - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Self-Taught-Programmer-Definitive-Programming-Professionally-ebook/dp/B01M01YDQA?sa-no-redirect=1) - ISBN-13: 978-1520288178 *You Don't Know JS (book series)* by Kyle Simpson - https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS - ISBN-13: 9781491924464 *Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual* - John Sonmez - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Soft-Skills-software-developers-manual/dp/1617292397?pldnSite=1) - ISBN-13: 9781617292392 ## Algorithms *Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press)* by Thomas H. Cormen and Charles E. Leiserson - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-3rd-MIT-Press/dp/0262033844/) - ISBN-13: 978-0262033848 *Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions* by Gayle Laakmann McDowell - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/098478280X) - ISBN-13: 978-0984782802 ## BASH *The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction 1st Edition by William E. Shotts Jr* - [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/The-Linux-Command-Line-Introduction/dp/1593273894) - ISBN-13: 978-1593273897 *Learning the bash Shell: Unix Shell Programming by Cameron Newham* - [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Learning-bash-Shell-Programming-Nutshell/dp/0596009658) - ISBN-13: 978-0596009656 ## C-lang *C Notes for Professionals book -https://books.goalkicker.com/CBook/ *The C Programming Language* by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Programming-Language-2nd-Brian-Kernighan/dp/0131103628/) - ISBN-13: 978-0131103628 *A Book on C: Programming in C* - [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Book-Programming-4th-Al-Kelley/dp/0201183994/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8) - ISBN-13: 978-0201183993 ## C# *C# 6.0 in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference 6th Edition* by Joseph Albahari (Author), Ben Albahari (Author) - https://www.amazon.com/C-6-0-Nutshell-Definitive-Reference/dp/1491927062/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539643378&sr=1-2&keywords=C%23+6.0+in+a+nutshell - ISBN-13: 978-1491927069 *Pro C# 7: With .NET and .NET Core Paperback – Nov 21 2017* by Andrew Troelsen (Author), Philip Japikse (Author) - https://www.amazon.com/Pro-NET-Core-Andrew-Troelsen/dp/1484230175/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539643534&sr=1-1&keywords=Pro-NET-Core-Andrew-Troelsen - ISBN-13: 978-1484230176 ## Coding Interview *Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/098478280X) - ISBN-13: 978-0984782802 *Programming Interviews Exposed: Secrets to Landing Your Next Job, 2nd Edition* - [Wiley](https://www.wiley.com/en-id/Programming+Interviews+Exposed:+Secrets+to+Landing+Your+Next+Job,+2nd+Edition-p-9780470121672) - ISBN: 978-0-470-12167-2 ## Java *Head First Java* by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Head-First-Java-Kathy-Sierra/dp/0596009208) - ISBN-13: 978-0596009205 *Effective Java by Joshua Bloch* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Effective-Java-3rd-Joshua-Bloch/dp/0134685997) - ISBN-13: 978-0134685991 ## JavaScript *You Don't Know JS (book series)* - https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS - ISBN-13: 9781491924464 *Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming by Marijn Haverbeke* - [Read it online here](https://eloquentjavascript.net) - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1593275846/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1593275846&linkCode=as2&tag=marijhaver-20&linkId=VPXXXSRYC5COG5R5) -ISBN-13: 978-1593275846 *JavaScript: The Good Parts* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockford/dp/0596517742) - ISBN-13: 978-0596517748 *JavaScript and JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/JavaScript-JQuery-Interactive-Front-End-Development/dp/1118531647/?pldnSite=1) - ISBN-13: 978-1118531648 ## Python *Automate the Boring Stuff With Python* - http://automatetheboringstuff.com/ - ISBN-13: 978-1593275990 *Core Python Applications Programming (3rd Edition) by Wesley J Chun* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Core-Python-Applications-Programming-3rd/dp/0132678209) - ISBN-13: 978-0132678209 ## Soft Skills *Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Soft-Skills-software-developers-manual/dp/1617292397?pldnSite=1) - ISBN-13: 9781617292392 ## Other *Hacking: Ultimate Hacking Guide: Hacking For Beginners And Tor Browser - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B075CX7T6G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_-7ESBbZ43CCBM - (ISBN 1976112524). *Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software (Developer Best Practices) * - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Software/dp/0735611319) - ISBN-13: 978-0735611313 *Data Structures And Algorithms Made Easy* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Data-Structures-Algorithms-Made-Easy/dp/819324527X) - ISBN-13: 978-8193245279 *Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Think-Python-Like-Computer-Scientist/dp/1491939362) - ISBN-13: 978-1491939369 *Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Python-Crash-Course-Hands-Project-Based/dp/1593276036) - ISBN-13: 978-1593276034 *Computer Science Distilled: Learn the art of solving computaitonal problems by Wladston Ferreira Filho* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Computer-Science-Distilled-Computational-Problems/dp/0997316020) - ISBN-13: 978-0-9773160-2-5 *Algorithms Unlocked by Thomas H. Cormen* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Algorithms-Unlocked-Press-Thomas-Cormen/dp/0262518805) - ISBN-13: 978-0262518802 *Violent Python: A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Violent-Python-Cookbook-Penetration-Engineers/dp/1597499579/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538665634&sr=8-2&keywords=violent+python) - ISBN-13: 978-1597499576 *The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Shellcoders-Handbook-Discovering-Exploiting-Security/dp/047008023X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538665772&sr=8-1&keywords=shellcoders+handbook+3rd+edition&dpID=41xfa6zpuPL&preST=_SX218_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch) - ISBN-13: 978-0470080238 *Head First C: A Brain-Friendly Guide* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Head-First-C-Brain-Friendly-Guide/dp/1449399916/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538665818&sr=8-2&keywords=head+first+c&dpID=51StqzL2dWL&preST=_SX218_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch) - ISBN-13: 978-1449399917 *Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Practical-Object-Oriented-Design-Ruby-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321721330) - ISBN-13: 978-0321721334 *Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckel* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Thinking-C-Bruce-Eckel/dp/0139177094) - ISBN-13: 978-0139177095 *Operating System Concepts* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Operating-System-Concepts-Abraham-Silberschatz/dp/1118063333/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538967825&sr=1-1&keywords=operating+system+concepts+10th+edition&dpID=51Qy2upM%252BaL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch) - ISBN-13: 978-1118063330 *Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition) by Kurose and Ross* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Computer-Networking-Top-Down-Approach-7th/dp/0133594149/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538967896&sr=1-1&keywords=kurose+and+ross&dpID=51xp1%252BoDRML&preST=_SX218_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch) - ISBN-13: 978-0133594140 *Competitive Programming 3: The New Lower Bound of Programming Contests* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Competitive-Programming-3rd-Steven-Halim/dp/B00FG8MNN8) - ISBN-13: 978-5800083125 *Dynamic Programming for Coding Interviews: A Bottom-Up approach to problem solving* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.in/Dynamic-Programming-Coding-Interviews-Bottom-Up-ebook/dp/B06XZ61CMP) - ISBN-13: 978-1946556691 *GATE 2019 Computer Science and Information Technology* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/GATE-Computer-Science-Information-Technology/dp/194658178X) - ISBN-13: 978-1946581785 *The Art of Computer Programming by Donald E. Knuth* - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/taocp.html - ISBN-13: 978-0321751041 *Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering* - [Amazon Smile](https://smile.amazon.com/Facts-Fallacies-Software-Engineering-Robert/dp/0321117425/) - ISBN-13: 978-0321117427 *The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering* - [Amazon Smile](https://www.amazon.com/Mythical-Man-Month-Software-Engineering-Anniversary/dp/0201835959) - ISBN-13: 978-0201835953 *Deep Learning by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, Aaron Courville* - [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Learning-Adaptive-Computation-Machine/dp/0262035618) - ISBN: 978-0262035613 *Oracle® Database Notes for Professionals* https://books.goalkicker.com/OracleDatabaseBook/ *Pro PHP Programming - Peter MacIntyre* [Amazon]https://www.amazon.com/Pro-PHP-Programming-Peter-MacIntyre-ebook/dp/B005PZ09AG *Mastering Linux Shell Scripting by Andrew Mallett* - [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Linux-Scripting-Andrew-Mallett/dp/1784396974/) - ISBN-13: 978-1784396978 This list was compiled from multiple suggestion threads on Reddit and Stackoverflow. Please feel free to add more that you have found useful!