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2011-10-31 · 247 points · 70 comments · 10 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 9

    Code

    Charles Petzold

    9 here · 27 all-time · #17 overall

  2. 4

    The C Programming Language

    Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie

    4 here · 24 all-time · #25 overall

  3. 3

    Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

    Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman

    3 here · 49 all-time · #7 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
  4. 3The Annotated Turing

    The Annotated Turing

    Charles Petzold

    3 here · 5 all-time · #307 overall

  5. 2The Mythical Man-Month

    The Mythical Man-Month

    Frederick Brooks Jr.

    2 here · 26 all-time · #19 overall

  6. 2Software Tools

    Software Tools

    Brian Kernighan and P.J. Plauger

    2 here · 3 all-time · #562 overall

  7. 1

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    Robert Pirsig

    1 here · 49 all-time · #8 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 13,921 ratings on Amazon
  8. 1The Pragmatic Programmer

    The Pragmatic Programmer

    Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

    1 here · 15 all-time · #65 overall

  9. 1Programming Pearls

    Programming Pearls

    Jon Bentley

    1 here · 5 all-time · #275 overall

  10. 1The Elements of Computing Systems

    The Elements of Computing Systems

    1 here · 3 all-time · #458 overall