Top Ten Books for Programmers

1. Core Java Volume I--Fundamentals

   

2. Python Crash Course

   

3. Clean Code

   

4. Core Java, Volume II--Advanced Features

   

5. Code Complete

   

6. The Pragmatic Programmer

   

7. C++ Primer

   

8. Introduction to Algorithms

   

9. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

   

10. Learning Python

    
The Newcomers
11. ?

    Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

    
12. ?

    Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners

    
The Contenders

13. Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual