What's on your bookshelf?

[Daniel0]

My current stack:

 

Design Patterns, Erich Gamma

Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, Martin Fowler

Applying UML and Patterns, Craig Larman

Domain-Driven Design, Eric Evans

PHP Pocket Reference, Rasmus Lerdorf

Expert PHP & MySQL, A. Curioso

Web Engineering, ICWSE Conference Spain

97 things every programmer should know, Kevlin Henney & Adrian Wible (with help from Robert C. Martin amongst others)

 

I'm going to fork that thread instead of hijacking it.

 

What kind of technical (i.e. non-fiction) books do you have that are applicable to web development, programming or computer science?

 

My list (in the order I found them lying around all over the place):

• Mastering Regular Expressions
  
• Pragmatic Thinking & Learning
  
• Introduction to Programming Using SML
  
• Introduction to Algorithms (CLRS)
  
• Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP)
  
• The Pragmatic Programmer
  
• The Mythical Man-Month
  
• Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented Design Using Java
  
• The Smashing Book
  
• Java Precisely
  
• Introduction to Data Management Systems (custom print based on Database Systems: The Complete Book and Web Services: Principles and Technology)
  
• Discrete Mathematical Structures
  
• Objektorienteret analyse og design ("Object Oriented Analysis and Design"; book in Danish)
  

 

I haven't finished all the books yet though.

[ignace]

Here's my list again, with links to the actual books on Amazon (to avoid confusion):

 

[*] 97 things every programmer should know

[*] Web Engineering

[*] Expert PHP and MySQL

[*] PHP Pocket Reference

[*] Domain-Driven Design

[*] Applying UML and Patterns

[*] Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (PoEAA)

[*] Design Patterns

[*] Beginning Algorithms

[*] Guide to Enterprise PHP Development

[*] Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (Grady Booch)

 

I left out all Dutch books and books I wouldn't recommend to anyone.

[Daniel0]

I left out all Dutch books and books I wouldn't recommend to anyone.

 

Right, I'd also like to point out that my list is not an endorsement. I also left out ebooks.

[oni-kun]

From way back when, When I did VB .NET:

• Object Oriented Programming in VB.Net
  
• VB.NET Code Level Security Handbook
  

 

And other for web, Generic really:

• O'Reilly Web Security Testing Cookbook
  
• O'Reilly Apache Security
  
• HTTP Developer's Handbook
  

 

A few others from the library awhile back I can't remember, I really should get a few on MySQL/Regular expressions, It'd fill in a lot of the content that is beyond what I can get from the web. (Maybe I can be of more actual help, hehe.)

 

My birthday is in a week, Maybe i'll fetch some for myself. 

 

Note to self: Bookmark this page for things to buy.

[Mchl]

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• Van Tassel, D. 'Program Style, Design, Efficency, Debugging, and Testing (Polish edition) - 1982
  
• Dijkstra, E. W.  'A Discipline of Programming' (Polish edition) - 1985
  
• Kott, R.W. Programowanie w języku Pascal ('Programming in Pascal language') - 1990
  
• Weeling, Thomson 'MySQL Tutorial' (Polish edition)
  
• Yank, K. 'Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP and MySQL, 3rd edition' (Polish edition)
  
• Nergino, Smith 'JavaScript and Ajax for the Web, Sixth Edition: Visual Quickstart Guide' (Polish edition)
  
• Avery, J. 'Visual Studio Hacks' (Polish Edition)
  
• Perry, B. 'Ajax Hacks' (Polish edition)
  
• Dyche, J. 'The CRM Handbook: A Business Guide to Customer Relationship Management (Polish edition)
  
• Dąbrowski, Subieta 'Podstawy inżynierii oprogramowania' ('Software Engineering Basics')
  
• GoF 'Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software' (Polish edition)
  
• Freeman, Freeman, Sierra, Bates 'Head First: Design Patterns' (Polish edition)
  
• Shwartz, Zaitsev, et al. 'High Performance MySQL, 2nd edition'
  
• Barteczko, K. 'Podstawy programowania w Javie' ('Introduction to Java programming')
  
• McLaughlin, Pollice, West 'Head First: Object-Orinted Analysis & Design' (Polish edition)
  
• Allen, S. 'Data Modelling for Everyone' (Polish edition)
  
• A whole bunch of 'for Dummies' books from my early teens
  
• A few other's that I do not keep at home including N.Wirth's 'Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs' and 'PASCAL - User Manual and Report'
  
• Garcia, J. 'ExtJS in Action' - ebook
  
• Several other ebooks I have had no time to read so far
  

[ignace]

Note to self: Bookmark this page for things to buy.

 

I am going to do the same, I am really interested in hearing what fellow members have read (or are reading) and which of these they recommend.

[grim1208]

Learning jQuery --

[JonnoTheDev]

In front of me at the moment I have:

 

PHP Web 2.0 Mashup Projects - PACKT

Guide to PHP Design Patterns - php|architect nanobooks

Learning Perl - O'Reilly

 

Bookshelf here at work:

 

MySQL Database Design and Optimization - Apress

Advanced PHP Programming

PHP Cookbook - O'Reilly

PHP 5 Recipes - Apress

Webbots, Spiders and Screen Scrapers - Schrenk

Beginning PHP 4 - Wrox

Instant ASP Components - Buczek

E-Commerce Programming with ASP - Sams

Search Engine Optimization with PHP - Wrox

Linux Run Your Own Webserver with Linux & Apache - Sitepoint

Professional Apache 2.0 - Wrox

PHP4 Multimedia Programming - Wrox

Linux Quick Fix Notebook - Harrison

 

Lots of others at home but cant remember them all:

 

The Mythical Man Month

Code Complete - Microsoft Programming

[KevinM1]

Pro PHP Security - APress

C# 3.0 in a Nutshell - O'Reilly

Professional ASP.NET 3.5 in VB and C# - Wrox

Design Patterns - Gang of Four (don't know the publisher)

Essential Actionscript 3.0 - O'Reilly (haven't gotten around to reading it yet)

[Philip]

Here's all the ones in my bookcase, probably quite a few more laying around in many, many, many places

• JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
  
• Head Rush Ajax (Head First)
  
• Enterprise AJAX: Strategies for Building High Performance Web Applications
  
• DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
  
• Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers
  
• Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
  
• Web Design for ROI: Turning Browsers into Buyers & Prospects into Leads
  
• Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?
  
• CSS: The Missing Manual
  
• Web Analytics: An Hour a Day
  
• Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days (3rd Edition)
  
• MySQL: The Complete Reference
  
• MySQL Stored Procedure Programming
  
• PHP 4 Developer's Guide
  
• PHP Objects, Patterns, and Practice, Second Edition
  
• Head First Design Patterns
  
• Cloud Application Architectures: Building Applications and Infrastructure in the Cloud (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))
  
• Code Craft: The Practice of Writing Excellent Code
  
• Legal Guide to Web & Software Development (book with CD-Rom)
  

[cags]

What are these 'book' things of which you speak?

[ignace]

What are these 'book' things of which you speak?

 

Those things the teacher threw at you or hit you with.

[JonnoTheDev]

What are these 'book' things of which you speak?

glossy drinks mats

[Mchl]

In case anyone's interested, Manning Publications has a 50% discount on all their ebooks today.

 

Happy #EarthDay--Save trees and stock up on ebooks! 50% off on all ebooks TODAY ONLY. Use code "earthday2010" at checkout.

 

I bought 'ExtJS in Action' from them, and can highly recommend it. Bought also two or three more, not as splendid, but pretty good too.

 

I am in no way affiliated with Manning Publications, this is not a paid or unpaid advertisement. I post it here, because I think it's good to know about such discounts.

[zq29]

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to C++
  
• Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days
  
• HTML Web Magic
  
• Hacking the XBOX: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering
  
• PHP and MySQL for Dummies
  
• Web Design: The Complete Reference
  
• The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
  
• Absolute BSD: The Ultimate Guide to FreeBSD
  
• Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours
  
• PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice
  
• Managing Software Development with Trac and Subversion
  
• Beginning Google Maps Application with PHP & Ajax: From Novice to Professional
  
• Professional AJAX
  

 

Yeah, I don't buy books that often, some of those are over 10 years old...

[Philip]

Yeah, I don't buy books that often, some of those are over 10 years old...

 

Yeah, I few of mine I'm like "when did I buy this?"

[tomfmason]

Mostly python and security related

• The Definitive Guide to Pylons
  
• Python Web Development with Django
  
• Rapid Web Applications with TurboGears
  
• Foundations of Python Network Programming
  
• Twisted Network Programming Essentials
  
• Foundations of Security: What Every Programmer Needs to Know
  
• Professional Pen Testing for Web Applications
  
• Web Application Security Assessment
  
• Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
  

 

I also have *tons* of books on various different linux topics. Also, not sure if these count or not but I have nearly 100 books related to poker, game theory, statistics, etc.