Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)139 reviews
Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, ...

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999

Must have in any developers collection

+ Good resource for teaching
+ Refactoring
+ An Easy Read - Lots of Great Info - Must for New Programmers
+ A must read for any serious developer.
  
  











  



  
Linux Kernel Development (2nd Edition) (Novell Press)37 reviews
Robert Love

Novell Press, 2005

Primer for transitioners to Linux

+ Excellent book and easy to read
+ Perfect Book
+ Very impressed.
+ Excellent Book
  
  











  



  
Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C. Martin Series)23 reviews
Michael Feathers

Prentice Hall PTR, 2004

Pleasant to read and extremely practical.

+ Most of this is 'duh' but good to have in writing
+ Good at what it says
+ Bad Title; Great Book
  
  











  



  
Beyond the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to Boost14 reviews
Björn Karlsson

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005

Readable, broad coverage of the core Boost libraries

Boost is a series of libraries for C++ that provides extra functionality missing in the C++ standard library. Unless you're forced to only use what's part of the current standard, you'll want to lean heavily on Boost. And even if you can't use it for some reason, a lot of it is passing into the ...
  
  











  



  
Advanced UNIX Programming (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)18 reviews
Marc J. Rochkind

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004

The best UNIX programming book that I know of

+ THE book to get for UNIX programming
+ Informative
+ A very useful reference
+ Good Coverage
  
  











  



  
Large-Scale C++ Software Design (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)31 reviews
John Lakos

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1996

The Best Computer Science Book I've Ever Read - Period

+ Large-Scale C++ Software Design. Mind the C++ !
+ The one and only book covering physical design
+ wonderful book
+ Excellent book on the physical architecture of C++ applications
  
  











  



  
The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference93 reviews
Nicolai M. Josuttis

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999

I think it is the author who makes the difference

+ C++ Standard Library Reference
+ Getting dated, but still my first stop reference
+ If you use the STL, you need this book
+ Prompt delivery and great price
  
  











  



  
Why Programs Fail: A Guide to Systematic Debugging5 reviews
Andreas Zeller

Morgan Kaufmann, 2005

Extremely thoughtful

+ Elevate your Debugging
+ Excellent
+ From the creator of the GNU Data Display Debugger (DDD)...
+ Lots of interesting ideas
  
  











  



  
Program Development in Java: Abstraction, Specification, and Object-Oriented Design9 reviews
Barbara Liskov, John Guttag

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2000

An excellent book to start becoming an expert in Java

+ Abstraction, Specification & OOD explained well @ this book!
+ A book more students should use
+ Great book!
  
  











  



  
Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (Alan Apt Series)33 reviews
Robert C. Martin

Prentice Hall, 2002

Very deserving in it's own right.

+ An excellent introduction by examples
+ Are you part of the problem or are you part of the solution in the disaster that is software development?
+ It's a great book
+ Good book
  
  











  



  
Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library (Addison-Wesley ...34 reviews
Scott Meyers

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2001

Deserves five stars

+ STL Tutorial
+ does for the STL what Effective C++ did for the rest of C++
+ a very good book
+ Great resource - must have
  
  











  



  
Large-Scale C++ Software Design (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)31 reviews
John Lakos

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1996

The Best Computer Science Book I've Ever Read - Period

+ Large-Scale C++ Software Design. Mind the C++ !
+ The one and only book covering physical design
+ wonderful book
+ Excellent book on the physical architecture of C++ applications
  
  











  



  
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)139 reviews
Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, ...

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999

Must have in any developers collection

+ Good resource for teaching
+ Refactoring
+ An Easy Read - Lots of Great Info - Must for New Programmers
+ A must read for any serious developer.
  
  











  



  
Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (Alan Apt Series)33 reviews
Robert C. Martin

Prentice Hall, 2002

Very deserving in it's own right.

+ An excellent introduction by examples
+ Are you part of the problem or are you part of the solution in the disaster that is software development?
+ It's a great book
+ Good book
  
  











  



  
Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C. Martin Series)23 reviews
Michael Feathers

Prentice Hall PTR, 2004

Pleasant to read and extremely practical.

+ Most of this is 'duh' but good to have in writing
+ Good at what it says
+ Bad Title; Great Book
  
  











  



  
Beyond the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to Boost14 reviews
Björn Karlsson

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005

Readable, broad coverage of the core Boost libraries

Boost is a series of libraries for C++ that provides extra functionality missing in the C++ standard library. Unless you're forced to only use what's part of the current standard, you'll want to lean heavily on Boost. And even if you can't use it for some reason, a lot of it is passing into the ...
  
  











  



  
Program Development in Java: Abstraction, Specification, and Object-Oriented Design9 reviews
Barbara Liskov, John Guttag

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2000

An excellent book to start becoming an expert in Java

+ Abstraction, Specification & OOD explained well @ this book!
+ A book more students should use
+ Great book!
  
  











  



  
The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference93 reviews
Nicolai M. Josuttis

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999

I think it is the author who makes the difference

+ C++ Standard Library Reference
+ Getting dated, but still my first stop reference
+ If you use the STL, you need this book
+ Prompt delivery and great price
  
  











  



  
Linux Kernel Development (2nd Edition) (Novell Press)37 reviews
Robert Love

Novell Press, 2005

Primer for transitioners to Linux

+ Excellent book and easy to read
+ Perfect Book
+ Very impressed.
+ Excellent Book
  
  











  



  
Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library (Addison-Wesley ...34 reviews
Scott Meyers

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2001

Deserves five stars

+ STL Tutorial
+ does for the STL what Effective C++ did for the rest of C++
+ a very good book
+ Great resource - must have