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The Linux Programming Interface Summary
The Linux Programming Interface
A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook
by Michael Kerrisk 2010 1552 pages
4.63
500+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Linux Basics for Hackers Summary
Linux Basics for Hackers
Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
by OccupyTheWeb 2018 248 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Hackers
Programming
Technology
Implementing Domain-Driven Design Summary
Implementing Domain-Driven Design
by Vaughn Vernon 2013 656 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
Learning Python Summary
Learning Python
by Mark Lutz 2013 700 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Reference
Refactoring Summary
Refactoring
Improving the Design of Existing Code
by Martin Fowler 1999 431 pages
4.24
8k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
The Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection Summary
The Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection
by Robert C. Martin 2011 699 pages
4.48
500+ ratings
Programming
Coding
Computer Science
The Site Reliability Workbook Summary
The Site Reliability Workbook
Practical Ways to Implement SRE
by Betsy Beyer 2018 512 pages
4.36
405 ratings
Technology
Programming
Software
Designing Machine Learning Systems Summary
Designing Machine Learning Systems
An Iterative Process for Production-Ready Applications
by Chip Huyen 2022 368 pages
4.45
1k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Computer Science
The Hacker Playbook Summary
The Hacker Playbook
Practical Guide to Penetration Testing
by Peter Kim 2014 294 pages
3.97
476 ratings
Hackers
Technology
Computer Science
Real-World Bug Hunting Summary
Real-World Bug Hunting
A Field Guide to Web Hacking
by Peter Yaworski 2019 264 pages
4.20
143 ratings
Hackers
Technology
Programming
Java Concurrency in Practice Summary
Java Concurrency in Practice
by Brian Goetz 2005 432 pages
4.48
2k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Python Tricks Summary
Python Tricks
A Buffet of Awesome Python Features
by Dan Bader 2017 301 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Coding
The Phoenix Project Summary
The Phoenix Project
A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
by Gene Kim 2013 345 pages
4.26
50k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Management
Why Machines Learn Summary
Why Machines Learn
The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI
by Anil Ananthaswamy 2024 480 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Code Complete Summary
Code Complete
A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
by Steve McConnell 1993 914 pages
4.30
9k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists Summary
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
50 Essential Concepts
by Peter Bruce 2017 315 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Computer Science
Mathematics
Programming
Building Secure and Reliable Systems Summary
Building Secure and Reliable Systems
Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining Systems
by Heather Adkins 2020 541 pages
3.89
199 ratings
Technology
Technical
Programming
Working Effectively with Legacy Code Summary
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
by Michael C. Feathers 2004 464 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Think Like a Programmer Summary
Think Like a Programmer
An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving
by V. Anton Spraul 2012 233 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Coding
Clean Code in Python Summary
Clean Code in Python
Refactor your legacy code base
by Mariano Anaya 2018 332 pages
4.09
130 ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People Summary
Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People
by Aditya Y. Bhargava 2015 256 pages
4.41
5k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning Summary
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
Refactor Your Wetware
by Andy Hunt 2008 251 pages
4.12
4k+ ratings
Programming
Psychology
Self Help
Bug Bounty Bootcamp Summary
Bug Bounty Bootcamp
by Vickie Li 2021 416 pages
4.49
130 ratings
Hackers
Technology
Programming
Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs Summary
Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
by Niklaus Wirth 1975 366 pages
4.24
207 ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Algorithms
Python for Data Analysis Summary
Python for Data Analysis
Data Wrangling with pandas, NumPy, and Jupyter
by Wes McKinney 2011 579 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Fluent Python Summary
Fluent Python
Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming
by Luciano Ramalho 2015 850 pages
4.62
1k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Kubernetes Patterns Summary
Kubernetes Patterns
Reusable Elements for Designing Cloud-Native Applications
by Bilgin Ibryam 2019 266 pages
4.31
216 ratings
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work? Summary
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work?
by Stephen Wolfram 2023 143 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Peopleware Summary
Peopleware
Productive Projects and Teams
by Tom DeMarco 1987 272 pages
4.14
9k+ ratings
Management
Business
Programming
Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy in Java Summary
Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy in Java
Data Structure and Algorithmic Puzzles
by Narasimha Karumanchi 2011 391 pages
4.17
471 ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Algorithms
Just for Fun Summary
Just for Fun
The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
by Linus Torvalds 2001 288 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
Biography
Technology
Computer Science
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed
Ten Commands for a Digital Age
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010 152 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Programming
Atomic Design Summary
Atomic Design
by Brad Frost 2016 189 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Design
Technology
Programming
The Software Engineer's Guidebook Summary
The Software Engineer's Guidebook
Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups
by Gergely Orosz 2023 413 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Software
The Humane Interface Summary
The Humane Interface
New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems
by Jef Raskin 2000 233 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Design
Programming
Technology
High Performance Browser Networking Summary
High Performance Browser Networking
What every web developer should know about networking and web performance
by Ilya Grigorik 2013 398 pages
4.51
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow Summary
Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow
Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems
by Aurélien Géron 2017 566 pages
4.55
2k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Level Up! Summary
Level Up!
The Guide to Great Video Game Design
by Scott Rogers 2010 514 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Gaming
Managing Humans Summary
Managing Humans
More Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
by Michael Lopp 2007 380 pages
3.92
4k+ ratings
Management
Leadership
Business
Game Programming Patterns Summary
Game Programming Patterns
by Robert Nystrom 2011 354 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Game Design
Site Reliability Engineering Summary
Site Reliability Engineering
How Google Runs Production Systems
by Betsy Beyer 2016 550 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Zero Trust Networks Summary
Zero Trust Networks
Building Secure Systems in Untrusted Networks
by Evan Gilman 2017 238 pages
4.03
217 ratings
Technology
Programming
Technical
Production-Ready Microservices Summary
Production-Ready Microservices
Building Standardized Systems Across an Engineering Organization
by Susan J. Fowler 2016 172 pages
3.82
460 ratings
Technology
Technical
Software
Computer Science Distilled Summary
Computer Science Distilled
Learn the Art of Solving Computational Problems
by Wladston Ferreira Filho 2017
4.07
1k+ ratings
Computer Science
Programming
Technology
The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book Summary
The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book
by Andriy Burkov 2019 159 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Technology
Software Architecture in Practice Summary
Software Architecture in Practice
by Len Bass 2021 464 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Programming
Software
Architecture
Laravel Summary
Laravel
Up and Running: A Framework for Building Modern PHP Apps
by Matt Stauffer 2016 454 pages
4.43
188 ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games
A Guide to Engineering Experiences
by Tynan Sylvester 2013 413 pages
4.47
500+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
Tidy First? Summary
Tidy First?
A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design
by Kent Beck 2023 122 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
The Clean Coder Summary
The Clean Coder
A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
by Robert C. Martin 2011 210 pages
4.26
9k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
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