Ask HN: What are some of the best written programming books? Recommendations from 61 sampled comments out of 61 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.
sebg · Jun 22, 2015 SICP (Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs) henesy · Jun 22, 2015 Bump for the K&R as well, great book, helped me get my feet wet with C quickly and effectively. trequartista · Jun 22, 2015 Some love for - The C Programming Language - Kerninghan & Ritchie Sukotto · Jun 22, 2015 The C Programming Language: Kernighan and Ritchie idlemind · Jun 22, 2015 The Pragmatic Programmer: Hunt and Thomas Sukotto · Jun 22, 2015 The Pragmatic Programmer: Hunt and Thomas cosmolev · Jun 22, 2015 based on the 7 of 11 chapters available I can say the book gonna be really fundamental. why-el · Jun 22, 2015 I second this recommendation. "Code" is a very enjoyable read indeed. joshvm · Jun 22, 2015 Code by Charles Petzold
Not so much programming, but very good if you're interested in how your computer actually works. idlemind · Jun 22, 2015 The Mythical Man Month: Frederick Brooks cjpa · Jun 22, 2015 The Little Schemer By Daniel P. Friedman and Matthias Felleisen cfeduke · Jun 22, 2015 Clean Code by Robert Martin is excellent but a time commitment. vollmond · Jun 22, 2015 Clean Code -- Robert C. Martin more_original · Jun 22, 2015 "Effective Java" by Joshua Bloch is very good. mdm_ · Jun 22, 2015 My favorite is Javascript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford. It's clear, concise, the railroad diagrams are super helpful brg · Jun 22, 2015 Seconding Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley. Although a bit dated, I reread this book for its insight in to problem solving. It is a great primer for programming problem interviews. Sukotto · Jun 22, 2015 Programming Pearls: Jon Bentley jrochkind1 · Jun 22, 2015 Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software revskill · Jun 22, 2015 The Design Patterns book