That's exactly the author's point: Most programming books suck. Yet he has some recommendations: But I do have this call to arms: my top five programmin

That's exactly the author's point: Most programming books suck. Yet he has some recommendations: But I do have this call to arms: my top five programming books every working programmer should own – and read. They are: Code Complete 2 [1] Don't Make Me Think [2] Peopleware [3] Pragmatic Programmer [4] Facts and Fallacies [5] 1 - https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735619670/codihorr-20?ref=blog.codinghorror.com https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735619670/codihorr-... 2 - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321965515/codihorr-20?ref=blog.codinghorror.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321965515/codihorr-2... 3 - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0932633439/codihorr-20?ref=blog.codinghorror.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0932633439/codihorr-2... 4 - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/020161622X/codihorr-20?ref=blog.codinghorror.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/020161622X/codihorr-2... 5 - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321117425/codihorr-20?ref=blog.codinghorror.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321117425/codihorr-2...