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A good read on how to build strong teams and how to be a good manager. Lots of interesting topics, including the role of product quality, methodologies, schedules...

A terrific discussion of the psychology, mechanics, and economics of open source software. Also includes some nice chapters on hackers. Some bits are dated, but o...

There is a meme going around that too many programmers are wasting their careers working on meaningless software: they spend all their time trying to get people...

Pros

If you want to learn the principles of XP, this is THE book. If you want to learn the practice of XP, there are better alternatives. The ideas and motivation of ...

The practices in this book are genuinely good and worth thinking about. The presentation format - essentially a long list of advice - could use some work. Some g...

A mixed bag, but overall, worth reading. Pros: I think programmers do not spend enough time studying the code of others, so books like this are an important step...

Pros: it’s good to see a book that encourages people to take a more disciplined look at their careers. The book covers many important ideas for being a successful...

I’m a bit torn on this book: on the one hand, it is a very thorough look at a number of important, but often overlooked topics; on the other hand, the book is not...

A fun read to hear the stories of famous programmers and to understand how they think about their specialties. It’s inspiring to see that almost all of them come ...