Essential Software Engineering Books

A Listmania! list by A. J. Gauld (Scotland)
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
1.  Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steven C. McConnell
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  "The first book any new pro programmer should read"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)

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The Pragmatic Programmer
2.  The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt
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  "A good follow up to Code Complete"
£28.89   Used & New from: £20.00
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

The Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software Engineering
3.  The Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
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  "THE classic on project management"
£22.94   Used & New from: £8.91
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Peopleware: Productive Projects & Teams 2nd Edition: Productive Projects and Teams
4.  Peopleware: Productive Projects & Teams 2nd Edition: Productive Projects and Teams by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister
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  "If your project has people on it (and that includes yourself!), read this book"
£22.54   Used & New from: £7.05
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules
5.  Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules by Steve C. McConnell
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  "If you made it to team lead, well done. Now you need this book to sit with Code Complete"
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UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)
6.  UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series) by Martin J Fowler
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  "The best intro to UML book around, for anything more detailed read the OMG spec."
£28.89   Used & New from: £14.34
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Practical Business Systems Development using SSADM: A complete tutorial guide
7.  Practical Business Systems Development using SSADM: A complete tutorial guide by Philip Weaver
The list author says:
  "Just to show that OO and UML haven't taken over completely"
£52.24   Used & New from: £2.92
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design
8.  About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper
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  "Controversial presentation of UI Design but important  information nonetheless"
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Programming Pearls (ACM Press)
9.  Programming Pearls (ACM Press) by Jon Bentley
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  "Another one everyone should read - at least twice!"
£22.94   Used & New from: £16.00
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

IT Architectures and Middleware: Strategies for Building Large, Integrated Systems (Unisys)
10.  IT Architectures and Middleware: Strategies for Building Large, Integrated Systems (Unisys) by Chris Britton
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  "You have to build something big? Here are the things to think about."
£30.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed
11.  Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed by Barry Boehm
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  "Wondering if you should be more Agile? This'll help."
£25.49   Used & New from: £11.29
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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