19 Best Software Design Books
Goal: Find the best Software Design books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best software design books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
19 Best Software Design Books
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The Pragmatic Programmer
From Journeyman to Master
by Andrew Hunt
Also recommended by:
Clean Code
A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
by Robert C. Martin
Design Patterns
Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
by Erich Gamma
Head First Design Patterns
Building Extensible and Maintainable Object-Oriented Software
by Eric Freeman
The Mythical Man-Month
Essays on Software Engineering
by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Also recommended by:
Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, Marc Benioff, Alan Kay, Jeff Atwood
Code Complete
A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
by Steve McConnell
Also recommended by:
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
by Martin Fowler
Refactoring
Improving the Design of Existing Code
by Martin Fowler
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
by Michael Feathers
Don't Make Me Think
A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
by Steve Krug
Also recommended by:
Ev Williams, Brian Armstrong, Jeff Atwood, Garry Tan, Nick Ganju
The DevOps Handbook
How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
by Gene Kim
Also recommended by:
A Philosophy of Software Design
by John K. Ousterhout
Code
The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
by Charles Petzold
Cracking the Coding Interview
189 Programming Questions and Solutions
by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
Introduction to Algorithms
by Thomas H. Cormen
Soft Skills
The Software Developer's Life Manual
by John Sonmez
The Clean Coder
A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
by Robert C. Martin
Sources
- 1
7 books software engineers need to read right now to get ahead | Hack Reactor
hackreactor.com
- 2
Best Software Development Books: 20 Most-Recommended Books for Software Developers - DEV Community 👩💻👨💻
dev.to
- 3
17 Must-Read Books for Software Developers | Built In
builtin.com
- 4
The Greatest Software Development Books of All Time - DZone
dzone.com
- 5
15 BEST Software Engineering Books (2022 Update)
guru99.com
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