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Clean Code Summary
Clean Code
A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
by Robert C. Martin 2007 464 pages
4.35
23k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Python Crash Course Summary
Python Crash Course
A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
by Eric Matthes 2015 544 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Coding
Refactoring UI Summary
Refactoring UI
by Adam Wathan 2018 252 pages
4.65
2k+ ratings
Design
Programming
Technology
Research Methodology Summary
Research Methodology
Methods and Techniques
by C.R. Kothari 1985 418 pages
3.88
306 ratings
Research
Academic
Research Methods
A Philosophy of Software Design Summary
A Philosophy of Software Design
by John Ousterhout 2018 184 pages
4.22
4k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
Designing Data-Intensive Applications Summary
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
by Martin Kleppmann 2015 614 pages
4.70
10k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook Summary
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook
Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws
by Dafydd Stuttard 2007 722 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Hackers
Programming
Technology
Clean Architecture Summary
Clean Architecture
by Robert C. Martin 2017 432 pages
4.21
7k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
The Hacker Playbook 3 Summary
The Hacker Playbook 3
Practical Guide To Penetration Testing
by Peter Kim 2018 398 pages
4.40
262 ratings
Hackers
Technology
Computer Science
Data Science for Business Summary
Data Science for Business
What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking
by Foster Provost 2013 413 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Science
System Design Interview – An insider's guide Summary
System Design Interview – An insider's guide
by Alex Xu 2020 324 pages
4.26
3k+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Prompt Engineering for Generative AI Summary
Prompt Engineering for Generative AI
Future-Proof Inputs for Reliable AI Outputs
by James Phoenix 2024 422 pages
3.62
134 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Programming
Software Engineering Summary
Software Engineering
by Ian Sommerville 1982 816 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Computer Science
Programming
Technical
Clean Code Summary
Clean Code
A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
by Robert C. Martin 2007 464 pages
4.35
23k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Building Microservices Summary
Building Microservices
Designing Fine-Grained Systems
by Sam Newman 2014 473 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Software
Hacking Summary
Hacking
The Art of Exploitation w/CD
by Jon Erickson 2003 264 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Computer Science
Hackers
Programming
Architecture Patterns with Python Summary
Architecture Patterns with Python
Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Event-Driven Microservices
by Harry Percival 2020 280 pages
4.40
497 ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Effective Java Summary
Effective Java
by Joshua Bloch 2001 412 pages
4.51
8k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Mastering Blockchain Summary
Mastering Blockchain
Distributed Ledgers, Decentralization and Smart Contracts Explained
by Imran Bashir 2017 540 pages
4.37
298 ratings
Computer Science
Technology
Programming
The DevOps Handbook Summary
The DevOps Handbook
How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
by Gene Kim 2015 442 pages
4.29
5k+ ratings
Technology
Business
Programming
The Pragmatic Programmer Summary
The Pragmatic Programmer
Your Journey to Mastery
by Andy Hunt 1999 352 pages
4.33
24k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Introduction to Algorithms Summary
Introduction to Algorithms
by Thomas H. Cormen 1989 1184 pages
4.35
9k+ ratings
Computer Science
Programming
Algorithms
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic Summary
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic
by Michael Jay Geier 2010 414 pages
3.93
367 ratings
Reference
Engineering
Technology
Docker Deep Dive Summary
Docker Deep Dive
Zero to Docker in a single book
by Nigel Poulton 2017 418 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Black Hat Python Summary
Black Hat Python
Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters
by Justin Seitz 2014 171 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Hackers
Programming
Technology
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
Python Data Science Handbook Summary
Python Data Science Handbook
Essential Tools for Working with Data
by Jake VanderPlas 2016 548 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technical
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
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
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
Refactoring Summary
Refactoring
Improving the Design of Existing Code
by Martin Fowler 1999 431 pages
4.24
8k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
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
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
DAMA-DMBOK Summary
DAMA-DMBOK
Data Management Body of Knowledge
by DAMA International 2017 588 pages
4.15
172 ratings
Business
Computer Science
Technology
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
The Elements of Statistical Learning Summary
The Elements of Statistical Learning
Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction
by Trevor Hastie 2001 552 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Computer Science
Science
Java Concurrency in Practice Summary
Java Concurrency in Practice
by Brian Goetz 2005 432 pages
4.48
2k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Digital Design Summary
Digital Design
by M. Morris Mano 1984 516 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
Computer Science
Engineering
Textbooks
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
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
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
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
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
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
Storytelling with Data Summary
Storytelling with Data
Let's Practice!
by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2019 448 pages
4.47
179 ratings
Business
Design
Technical
Bug Bounty Bootcamp Summary
Bug Bounty Bootcamp
by Vickie Li 2021 416 pages
4.49
130 ratings
Hackers
Technology
Programming
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