Recommended Books

NeutralHandle wrote: »

UML Distilled by Martin Fowler.

It talks about UML in the context of a communication tool rather than in the context of a tool to model every detail of a system. It deals with a subset of UML which can be used to capture and express knowledge about software systems very effectively.

(I can't post links because I am new.)

All his books can be found here.

I link to them all, because I've heard that pretty much anything he's written is gold.

Hi,

Anyone got a recommendation for beginner/intermediate level Java - looking to have upto Java 8 covered. I was looking at Effective Java, but it only goes up to Jave SE 6.

I'm also looking for a book which is focused on programming methodology - i.e. how to design a program in terms of its architecture and how to break down a problem into its solution. Suggestions greatly welcome.

Thanks.

Buford T Justice wrote: »

Java 6 is plenty to be getting started with tbh

So, I should be okay with Effective Java still? Even though I'm going into a job using 7 and soon going to 8?

Thanks for the reply

Sparks wrote: »

My shortlist:

• The C Programming Language - definitely one of the best books on a language ever written. Clean, concise, and usable both for learning and reference.
• Unix Programming Environment - very good introduction to unix programming.
• Design of the UNIX Operating System - there's a few like this (design of the BSD OS, etc, etc, etc) and the Lyons book on unix, but this is about the best starting point. You want to know why an OS is designed the way it is, this is what you read.
• Code Complete - just seconding Evil Phil. This book's worth overcoming the Microsoft Press label
• The Pragmatic Programmer - it's not going to teach you C or Lisp, butif you want to be a programmer as a profession, this should be on your library, well-read and with a half-dozen markers in it.
• Knuth. Enough said. Unless you haven't heard of it, in which case, this is the book to learn real programming on.
• The gang of four book gets a lot of press, and it's pretty good (though not for beginners) -- but you really ought to read the original book as well. It doesn't cover programming, but it explains patterns better.
• There are four books by Tufte:
  • The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
  • Envisioning Information
  • Beautiful Evidence
  • Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative
  Read them. All of them. Hell, even if you never design a UI and quit programming tomorrow, they're some of the most beautiful books you'll ever buy -- and if you design UIs, or you ever have to give a presentation (you will, it's inevitable), then you need to read these books. To save our brains, if for no other reason.

I would have added a few from your list. The first two for sure and TAOCP of course.


I'd also add a few of the Richard Steven's books to the list. The network programming ones and APUE. Just don't see that there are two editions of his networking book(s) and assume that the first one would not be worth buying. It's actually a nicer book. If you had to buy either first or second editions, I'd say go with first one. Some of the stuff in the second one is actually a bit superfluous and outdated, while the first edition has good general fundamentals

An old thread but good. I notice there isn't anything on CI/CD. For me Fowler's is the best book