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Programming Books
Discover essential programming books with comprehensive information about difficulty, pricing, formats, and key topics covered.
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Title | Category | Difficulty | Rating | Price | Published | Format | Key Topics | Links |
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Design Patternsby Gang of Four | Software Design | Advanced | (4/5) | $35-45 | 1994 395 pages | PaperbackKindle | Creational patternsStructural patternsBehavioral patternsOOP design | |
Eloquent JavaScriptby Marijn Haverbeke | JavaScript | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | Free online / $25-35 print | 2018 472 pages | PaperbackKindleFree Online | JavaScript fundamentalsDOM manipulationNode.jsProject-based learning | |
Python For Dummiesby Stef Maruch & Aahz Maruch | Python | Beginner | (4/5) | $20-30 | 2022 432 pages | PaperbackKindle | Python basicsVariablesFunctionsObject-oriented programmingWeb development | |
Java For Dummiesby Barry Burd | Java | Beginner | (4/5) | $25-35 | 2022 512 pages | PaperbackKindle | Java syntaxObject-oriented programmingCollectionsException handlingGUI development | |
JavaScript For Dummiesby Chris Minnick & Eva Holland | JavaScript | Beginner | (4/5) | $20-30 | 2022 480 pages | PaperbackKindle | JavaScript basicsDOM manipulationEventsAJAXModern JavaScript | |
C++ For Dummiesby Stephen R. Davis | C++ | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | $25-35 | 2021 432 pages | PaperbackKindle | C++ syntaxObject-oriented programmingMemory managementSTLTemplates | |
HTML and CSS For Dummiesby Ed Tittel & Chris Minnick | Web Development | Beginner | (4/5) | $20-30 | 2021 416 pages | PaperbackKindle | HTML structureCSS stylingResponsive designFormsWeb standards | |
SQL For Dummiesby Allen G. Taylor | Database | Beginner | (4/5) | $25-35 | 2018 480 pages | PaperbackKindle | Database designSELECT queriesJOIN operationsData manipulationDatabase administration | |
PHP & MySQL For Dummiesby Janet Valade | Web Development | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | $30-40 | 2018 456 pages | PaperbackKindle | PHP programmingMySQL databasesWeb formsSessionsSecurity | |
Android App Development For Dummiesby Michael Burton | Mobile Development | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | $25-35 | 2017 384 pages | PaperbackKindle | Android StudioActivitiesLayoutsIntentsPublishing apps | |
Learning Reactby Alex Banks & Eve Porcello | JavaScript | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | $35-45 | 2020 310 pages | PaperbackKindle | React fundamentalsHooksState managementTestingPerformance optimization | |
Go in Actionby William Kennedy | Go | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | $35-45 | 2015 264 pages | PaperbackKindle | Go fundamentalsConcurrencyWeb developmentTestingDeployment | |
Learning Pythonby Mark Lutz | Python | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | $50-60 | 2013 1648 pages | PaperbackKindle | Python fundamentalsObject-oriented programmingModulesException handlingAdvanced features | |
Head First Design Patternsby Eric Freeman & Elisabeth Robson | Software Design | Intermediate | (4/5) | $40-50 | 2004 694 pages | PaperbackKindle | Design patternsObject-oriented designStrategy patternObserver patternDecorator pattern | |
Working Effectively with Legacy Codeby Michael Feathers | Software Engineering | Intermediate to Advanced | (4/5) | $40-50 | 2004 456 pages | PaperbackKindle | Legacy codeRefactoringTestingCode dependenciesRisk management | |
Building Microservicesby Sam Newman | Architecture | Intermediate to Advanced | (4/5) | $45-55 | 2015 280 pages | PaperbackKindle | MicroservicesService architectureDeploymentMonitoringSecurity | |
Kubernetes in Actionby Marko Lukša | DevOps | Intermediate | (4/5) | $45-55 | 2017 624 pages | PaperbackKindle | Container orchestrationKubernetes architectureDeploymentsServicesMonitoring | |
Docker Deep Diveby Nigel Poulton | DevOps | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | $30-40 | 2017 280 pages | PaperbackKindle | ContainerizationDocker fundamentalsImagesNetworkingOrchestration | |
Pro Gitby Scott Chacon & Ben Straub | Version Control | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | Free online / $35-45 print | 2014 456 pages | PaperbackKindleFree Online | Version controlGit fundamentalsBranchingMergingCollaboration | |
High Performance Pythonby Micha Gorelick & Ian Ozsvald | Python | Intermediate to Advanced | (4/5) | $45-55 | 2020 468 pages | PaperbackKindle | Performance optimizationProfilingConcurrencyMemory managementCython | |
JavaScript: The Good Partsby Douglas Crockford | JavaScript | Intermediate | (4/5) | $25-35 | 2008 176 pages | PaperbackKindle | JavaScript fundamentalsFunctionsObjectsArraysRegular expressions | |
Node.js in Actionby Alex Young | JavaScript | Intermediate | (4/5) | $40-50 | 2017 392 pages | PaperbackKindle | Node.js fundamentalsExpress.jsDatabase integrationTestingDeployment | |
CSS: The Definitive Guideby Eric A. Meyer | Web Development | Intermediate | (4/5) | $50-60 | 2017 1090 pages | PaperbackKindle | CSS fundamentalsSelectorsLayoutResponsive designAnimations | |
React: Up & Runningby Stoyan Stefanov | JavaScript | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | $35-45 | 2016 222 pages | PaperbackKindle | React fundamentalsComponentsJSXState managementBuild tools | |
Learning SQLby Alan Beaulieu | Database | Beginner | (4/5) | $35-45 | 2009 338 pages | PaperbackKindle | SQL basicsDatabase designQueriesJoinsStored procedures | |
MongoDB: The Definitive Guideby Kristina Chodorow | Database | Intermediate | (4/5) | $40-50 | 2013 432 pages | PaperbackKindle | NoSQL databasesDocument storageQueryingIndexingReplication | |
iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guideby Christian Keur & Aaron Hillegass | Mobile Development | Beginner to Intermediate | (4/5) | $45-55 | 2019 640 pages | PaperbackKindle | iOS developmentSwift programmingUIKitCore DataApp Store | |
Swift Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guideby Matthew Mathias & John Gallagher | Swift | Beginner | (4/5) | $40-50 | 2019 384 pages | PaperbackKindle | Swift syntaxOptionalsProtocolsGenericsMemory management | |
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanshipby Robert C. Martin | Best Practices | Intermediate | (5/5) | $25-35 | 2008 464 pages | PaperbackKindleAudiobook | Code QualityRefactoringFunctionsClassesError Handling | |
You Don't Know JS (Series)by Kyle Simpson | JavaScript | Beginner to Advanced | (5/5) | Free online / $20-30 print | 2014 278 pages | PaperbackKindleFree Online | Scope & Closuresthis & Object PrototypesTypes & GrammarAsync & Performance | |
Automate the Boring Stuff with Pythonby Al Sweigart | Python | Beginner | (5/5) | Free online / $25-30 print | 2019 592 pages | PaperbackKindleFree Online | File manipulationWeb scrapingExcel automationEmail automation | |
The Pragmatic Programmerby David Thomas & Andrew Hunt | Career Development | Intermediate | (5/5) | $30-40 | 2019 352 pages | PaperbackKindleAudiobook | Problem solvingCode craftsmanshipCareer adviceBest practices | |
Introduction to Algorithmsby Thomas H. Cormen | Computer Science | Advanced | (5/5) | $80-100 | 2009 1312 pages | HardcoverKindle | AlgorithmsData structuresComplexity analysisGraph algorithmsDynamic programming | |
Cracking the Coding Interviewby Gayle Laakmann McDowell | Interview Prep | Intermediate to Advanced | (5/5) | $35-45 | 2015 687 pages | PaperbackKindle | Interview questionsData structuresAlgorithmsSystem designBehavioral questions | |
System Design Interviewby Alex Xu | System Design | Intermediate to Advanced | (5/5) | $40-50 | 2020 322 pages | PaperbackKindle | ScalabilityLoad balancingDatabase designCachingMicroservices | |
Effective Javaby Joshua Bloch | Java | Intermediate to Advanced | (5/5) | $45-55 | 2017 412 pages | PaperbackKindle | Java best practicesObject-oriented designGenericsConcurrencyPerformance | |
Hands-On Machine Learningby Aurélien Géron | Machine Learning | Intermediate | (5/5) | $50-60 | 2019 851 pages | PaperbackKindle | Machine learningDeep learningTensorFlowScikit-LearnNeural networks | |
The Rust Programming Languageby Steve Klabnik & Carol Nichols | Rust | Beginner to Intermediate | (5/5) | Free online / $30-40 print | 2018 552 pages | PaperbackKindleFree Online | Memory safetyOwnershipConcurrencySystems programmingPerformance | |
Refactoringby Martin Fowler | Software Engineering | Intermediate to Advanced | (5/5) | $45-55 | 2018 448 pages | PaperbackKindle | Code refactoringCode smellsTestingDesign improvementLegacy code | |
Code Completeby Steve McConnell | Software Engineering | Intermediate | (5/5) | $40-50 | 2004 960 pages | PaperbackKindle | Software constructionCode qualityDebuggingTestingProject management | |
Designing Data-Intensive Applicationsby Martin Kleppmann | Database | Advanced | (5/5) | $50-60 | 2017 616 pages | PaperbackKindle | Data systemsDistributed systemsConsistencyScalabilityData modeling | |
The Art of Computer Programmingby Donald E. Knuth | Computer Science | Advanced | (5/5) | $200-250 | 1997 3168 pages | Hardcover | Fundamental algorithmsSortingSearchingMathematical analysisData structures | |
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programsby Harold Abelson & Gerald Jay Sussman | Computer Science | Advanced | (5/5) | Free online / $60-70 print | 1996 657 pages | PaperbackFree Online | Programming fundamentalsFunctional programmingRecursionData abstractionMetalinguistic abstraction | |
Fluent Pythonby Luciano Ramalho | Python | Intermediate to Advanced | (5/5) | $45-55 | 2015 792 pages | PaperbackKindle | Python idiomsData modelFunctionsObject-oriented programmingMetaprogramming | |
Game Programming Patternsby Robert Nystrom | Game Development | Intermediate | (5/5) | Free online / $35-45 print | 2014 354 pages | PaperbackFree Online | Game architectureDesign patternsPerformanceMemory managementGame loops |