Ask HN: What is the best programming book you've read?

SICP is a fantastic and difficult book.

SICP. It's just that good.

SICP

I was also my first book and I read it carefully and multiple times when I was young.

I still haven't found another programming book as good as K&R

I read that book, more than once.

K&R. It was the best programming book I read.

The Pragmatic Programmer

The Pragmatic Programmer

Designing data intensive applications

"Code Complete" by Steve McConnell

Code by Charles Petzold

I like "The Art of Computer Programming".

The Little Schemer is my favorite by far! So easy to understand and follow. Definitely a must read if you want to get into functional programming

The Little Schemer is my favorite by far! so easy to understand and follow. Definitely a must read if you want to get into functional programming

Most influential - Clean Code

Hon. mentions: HtDP and accompanying Simple Data and Complex Data courses on edX

How to Design Programs

Most informative - Effective Java

Effective Java by Joshua Bloch is really good.

"Clean code" is a top contender.