{"id":277,"date":"2009-12-27T20:40:30","date_gmt":"2009-12-27T10:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doolwind.com\/blog\/?p=277"},"modified":"2009-12-27T20:40:30","modified_gmt":"2009-12-27T10:40:30","slug":"top-10-software-development-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doolwind.com\/blog\/top-10-software-development-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Software Development Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Good software development books are hard to find. I’m always being asked which books I recommend so I thought I’d compile a list of my favourites. These are books every software developer should read. All of these books have made me a better programmer. The list covers everything from the basics of coding to agile development and architectural software development.<\/p>\n

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master<\/strong>
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Code Complete<\/strong>
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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules<\/strong>
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Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices<\/strong>
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code<\/strong>
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams<\/strong>
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering<\/strong>
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software<\/strong>
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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art<\/strong>
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture<\/strong>
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