Books every software developer should read

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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
1.  Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell
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The Pragmatic Programmer
2.  The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt
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Effective Java: Second Edition
3.  Effective Java: Second Edition by Joshua Bloch
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  "Every java developer should read this book."
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (The Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
4.  Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (The Addison-Wesley Signature Series) by Martin J Fowler
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The Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software Engineering
5.  The Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
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  "A classic"
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An Introduction to Database Systems
6.  An Introduction to Database Systems by C.J. Date
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  "The title is a bit misleading. This book is not just an introduction, it explains everything you should know about databases."
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Object Technology Series)
7.  Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Object Technology Series) by Martin J Fowler
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Programming Pearls (ACM Press)
8.  Programming Pearls (ACM Press) by Jon Bentley
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Object-Oriented Software Construction (Book/CD-ROM) (Prentice-Hall Resource)
9.  Object-Oriented Software Construction (Book/CD-ROM) (Prentice-Hall Resource) by Bertrand Meyer
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  "Very good book about object oriented programming"
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Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software
10.  Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software by Erich Gamma
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Robert C. Martin)
11.  Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Robert C. Martin) by Robert C. Martin
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Java Concurrency in Practice
12.  Java Concurrency in Practice by Brian Goetz
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  "Another "must read" if you are a java developer..."
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