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Books like The Pragmatic Programmer
The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andrew Hunt is about software craftsmanship, career development, problem solving. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Clean Code
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Robert C. Martin · Science
Clean Code is Robert Martin's extended argument that writing readable, maintainable code is a professional obligation, not an optional refinement.
Read the summary → - A Mind for Numbers
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Barbara Oakley · Self-help
A Mind for Numbers is Barbara Oakley's guide to learning hard subjects effectively, written primarily for students struggling with mathematics and science but drawing on cognitive science principles that apply to any demanding field.
Read the summary → - So Good They Can't Ignore You
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Cal Newport · Self-help
So Good They Can't Ignore You is Newport's direct challenge to "follow your passion" as career advice.
Read the summary → - The Mythical Man-Month
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Frederick P. Brooks Jr. · Business
Frederick Brooks managed the development of OS/360, IBM's operating system for the System/360 mainframe, in the early 1960s.
Read the summary → - A Brief History of Time
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Stephen Hawking · Science
A Brief History of Time is Stephen Hawking's attempt to explain the biggest questions in physics — where the universe came from, how it behaves, and where it might be going — to readers with no scientific training.
Read the summary → - A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
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A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Jennifer A. Doudna and Samuel H. Sternberg · Science
A Crack in Creation is Jennifer Doudna and Samuel Sternberg's account of how CRISPR-Cas9 works, what it can do, and why its possibilities should give everyone pause.
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