TOP 5 BOOKS THAT EVERY DEVELOPERS SHOULD READ (with pdf links)

Reading books is a wise investment. Because we will save trial and error costs by learning from the successful experiences of those who went before. Let’s take a look at 5 classic books with MOR Software that every programmer should read in this article.

1. Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction

This book will give you insight into why you have had problems in the past and will show you how to avoid problems in the future. If you want to take programming seriously, this is probably the book you shouldn’t miss.

In the process of coding, sometimes you will encounter situations such as: how to separate methods, how to divide classes, how to name variables… This book will be your teacher, your brother, with countless instructions from an overview such as building architecture, and relationships between components, … to details such as: how to organize functions, and how to read variable names. 

Free pdf book link https://bit.ly/code-complete-steve-mcconnel

2. The Pragmatic Programmer

The main content of the book is software engineering. The knowledge in this book applies to all programming languages. This book is not about a particular programming language.

It covers all topics from personal responsibility and professional development to architectural skills to make your code flexible and easy to apply or reuse. This book is for people who want to become more productive and efficient at work. 

Free pdf book link https://bit.ly/The-Pragmatic-Programmer

3. The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

The book focuses on improving the thinking of making products of “Coder” rather than talking about lines of code. If you are looking for a guide on how to write “clean code” then this book is special for you.

Specifically, the book has a lot of practical advice for the entire product development process, from prediction and coding to refactoring and testing. 

Free pdf book link https://bit.ly/the-clean-coder

4. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition

This is a pretty famous book (Not inferior to the Bible) among IT Managers and PMs. As the book says: “Computers can change, but people can’t.” Proof that the book said 30 years ago is true in the software industry today.

The book focuses on issues related to people in project management so that it is effective and applicable in all situations and you can immediately apply it to your daily work. This knowledge will be very useful if you want to advance in the IT industry. 

Free pdf book link https://bit.ly/the-mythical-man-month-Frederick

5. Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

This is an excellent book on interface design. It gives a very simple and useful rule in UI design: “Users are lazy, design so that the user has the least thought”.

The book does not guide how to design beautifully but instructs how to design the simplest, easiest to use with less user effort. The book also guides some controls that should be used when designing web: form, checkbox, radio, dropdown… and how to use these controls properly. Also here, there is a very good story that affirms the value of UX-UI design that is “the button is worth 50000$”. 

Free pdf book link https://bit.ly/dont-make-me-think-steve  

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