Classic programming books aka Kernighan and Ritchie

[DiscoStu]

You are not going to believe it but I've got (apparently) internationally recognised Masters degree in real estate

That's why I asked

[AtW]

No tulip...

[EternalOptimist]

Is it possible that AtW is Ukranian ?

we should be told

[AtW]

Is it possible that AtW is Ukranian ?

we should be told

Watch Red Heat...

[sasguru]

He did a sequel entitled 'Writing Solid Code' which was quite good as well.

And "Rapid Development" which is aimed at the manager.
Essential for any PM/Manager who deals with techie staff IMHO.

[bogeyman]

And "Rapid Development" which is aimed at the manager.
Essential for any PM/Manager who deals with techie staff IMHO.

I like McConnell. He has a very readable style and he gets complex points across in a very accessible and entertaining way. A rare talent.

[oops - it was actually Steve Maguire who wrote 'Writing Solid Code' - too many Steves]

[swamp]

Java Concurrency in Practice may be an odd choice to be elected to the All Time Greats, but it is a very good book indeed.

I recently binned (recycled) about 30kg of computer books. I kept the Mythical Man Month, I kept K&R, but I got shot of many useless old tomes. Big books seem to sell, but they are usually either full of waffle and guff, or they are jammed with reference material which would be better on the web.

[alreadypacked]

Java Concurrency in Practice may be an odd choice to be elected to the All Time Greats, but it is a very good book indeed.

I recently binned (recycled) about 30kg of computer books. I kept the Mythical Man Month, I kept K&R, but I got shot of many useless old tomes. Big books seem to sell, but they are usually either full of waffle and guff, or they are jammed with reference material which would be better on the web.

I read it first at Uni (hard back) then got my own paperback copy. I was very disappointed that the paperback didn't have the two page introduction, what to look out for when you arrive on a project. Does your copy have it?

[Scary]

Pretty much anything in the Addison-Wesley Professional Computing series. E.g. GoF - Design Patterns, Meyers - Effective C++ etc.

ETA: Modern C++ Design by Andrei Alexandrescu - the book that popularised template metaprogramming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming

[pzz76077]

Programming Pearls and the sequels by Jon Bentley would be at the top of my list. Then I always did difficult!

PZZ