--- title: Engineering and Tech Recommended Reading List date: 2018-05-25 description: A curated list of recommended books covering programming, architecture, testing, management, and communication. tags: [management, architecture] --- I've long kept a list of books I've enjoyed reading, and decided I would share them as a blog post so others could benefit from their learnings. > [!TIP] > I generally keep the [original gist](https://gist.github.com/Integralist/77877126a0b13766f0de) the most up-to-date. ## Algorithms - [Grokking Algorithms: An illustrated guide](https://www.manning.com/books/grokking-algorithms) ## Best Practices - [Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1KPZ4BNV1OMC4&coliid=I1GJ3Q25TNFKN1) - [The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers](http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Clean-Coder-Professional-Programmers/dp/0137081073/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1KPZ4BNV1OMC4&coliid=IJUCNB9OWB7H8) ## Client-Side - [CSS: The Definitive Guide](http://www.amazon.co.uk/CSS-Definitive-Guide-Eric-Meyer/dp/0596527330/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038313&sr=8-1&keywords=css+the+definitive+guide) - [Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dont-Make-Me-Think-Usability/dp/0321965515/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038352&sr=8-1&keywords=dont+make+me+think) - [Even Faster Web Sites: Performance Best Practices for Web Developers](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Even-Faster-Web-Sites-Performance/dp/0596522304/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038718&sr=8-1&keywords=even+faster+websites) - [High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers](http://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Performance-Web-Sites-Essential/dp/0596529309/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038697&sr=8-1&keywords=High+Performance+Websites) - [Mobile First](http://abookapart.com/products/mobile-first) - [Responsible Responsive Design](http://abookapart.com/products/responsible-responsive-design) - [Responsive Web Design](http://abookapart.com/products/responsive-web-design) ## Clojure - [Clojure for the Brave and True](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clojure-Brave-True-Ultimate-Programmer/dp/1593275919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038088&sr=8-1&keywords=clojure+for+the+brave+and+true) - [Quick Clojure](https://www.apress.com/gb/book/9781484229514) - [The Joy of Clojure](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Joy-Clojure-Michael-Fogus/dp/1617291412/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038071&sr=8-1&keywords=joy+of+clojure) ## Communication - [Radical Candor: care personally and challenge directly](https://www.radicalcandor.com/) - [Nonviolent Communication](https://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/) - [Authentic Communication](https://www.soundstrue.com/store/authentic-communication.html) ## Concurrency - [Programming Concurrency on the JVM: Mastering Synchronization, STM, and Actors](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Concurrency-JVM-Mastering-Synchronization/dp/193435676X) - [Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks: When Threads Unravel](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Concurrency-Models-Weeks-Programmers/dp/1937785653/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038041&sr=8-1&keywords=7+concurrency+models) ## Culture - [Conscious Business: How to build value through values](https://www.soundstrue.com/store/conscious-business-4036.html) - [Powerful: building a culture of freedom and responsibility](http://pattymccord.com/book/) ## Functional Programming - [Functional Programming Patterns in Scala and Clojure](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Functional-Programming-Patterns-Scala-Clojure/dp/1937785475/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427039601&sr=8-1&keywords=functional+programming+patterns+in+scala+and+clojure) - [Functional Programming in Scala](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Functional-Programming-Scala-Paul-Chiusano/dp/1617290653/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427039625&sr=8-1&keywords=functional+programming+in+scala) ## Go - [The Go Programming Language](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Language-Addison-Wesley-Professional-Computing/dp/0134190440/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453287896&sr=1-1&keywords=go+programming+language) ## JavaScript - [Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eloquent-JavaScript-Modern-Introduction-Programming/dp/1593275846/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038759&sr=8-1&keywords=eloquent+javascript) - [High Performance JavaScript (Build Faster Web Application Interfaces)](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Performance-JavaScript-Faster-Application-Interfaces/dp/059680279X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038840&sr=8-1&keywords=high+performance+javascript) - [JavaScript: The Good Parts](http://www.amazon.co.uk/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockford/dp/0596517742/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038785&sr=8-1&keywords=javascript+the+good+parts) - [Test Driven JavaScript Development](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Driven-JavaScript-Development-Developers-Library/dp/0321683919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038811&sr=8-1&keywords=test-driven+javascript+development) ## Management - [The Manager's Path](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920056843.do) - [Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager](http://managinghumans.com/pitch.html) ## Patterns - [Mastering Regular Expressions](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Regular-Expressions-Jeffrey-Paperback/dp/B006DVFVTU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038873&sr=8-5&keywords=mastering+regular+expressions) ## PHP - [Practical Design Patterns in PHP](http://practicaldesignpatternsinphp.com/) ## Python - [Effective Python](http://www.effectivepython.com/) ## Ruby - [Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beginning-Ruby-Novice-Professional-Experts/dp/1430223634/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038449&sr=8-1&keywords=beginning+ruby) - [Design Patterns in Ruby](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-Patterns-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Professional/dp/0321490452/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1KPZ4BNV1OMC4&coliid=I3ETXUMF5SXAB1) - [Metaprogramming Ruby](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metaprogramming-Ruby-Program-Like-Facets/dp/1941222129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038474&sr=8-1&keywords=metaprogramming+ruby) - [Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Object-Oriented-Design-Ruby/dp/0321721330/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038609&sr=8-1&keywords=practical+object-oriented+design+in+ruby) - [Refactoring: Ruby Edition](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Refactoring-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Professional-ebook/dp/B002TIOYWG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385646915&sr=8-1&keywords=ruby+refactoring) - [Sinatra - Up and Running](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sinatra-Up-Running-Alan-Harris/dp/1449304230/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385656124&sr=8-1&keywords=Sinatra+-+Up+and+Running) ## Shell - [Classic Shell Scripting](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596005955.do) ## System Design, Networking and Security - [Amazon Web Services in Action](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Web-Services-Action-Andreas-Wittig/dp/1617292885/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453287921&sr=1-1&keywords=aws+in+action) - [Building Microservices](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Microservices-Sam-Newman/dp/1491950358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427039585&sr=8-1&keywords=Building+Microservices) - [Bulletproof SSL and TLS](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bulletproof-SSL-TLS-Ivan-Ristic/dp/1907117040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038544&sr=8-1&keywords=Bulletproof+SSL+and+TLS) - [High Performance Browser Networking](http://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Performance-Browser-Networking-performance/dp/1449344763/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427039463&sr=8-1&keywords=high+performance+browser+networking) - [The Practice of Cloud System Administration: Volume 2: Designing and Operating Large Distributed Systems](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practice-Cloud-System-Administration-Distributed/dp/032194318X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427039519&sr=8-1&keywords=the+practice+of+cloud+system+administration) ## Testing - [Growing Object Oriented Software Guided by Tests](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Growing-Object-Oriented-Software-Guided-Signature/dp/0321503627/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385655342&sr=8-1&keywords=Growing+Object+Oriented+Software+Guided+by+Tests) ## Tools - [Pro Vim](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pro-Vim-Mark-McDonnell/dp/1484202511/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427038180&sr=8-1&keywords=pro+vim) - [Vagrant: Up and Running](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920026358.do) - [Version Control with Git: Powerful tools and techniques for collaborative software development](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Version-Control-Git-collaborative-development/dp/1449316387/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385647089&sr=8-1&keywords=version+control+with+git)