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garethsprice · Apr 18, 2017
The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks for tech management.
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garethsprice · Apr 18, 2017
The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth is probably the closest to an actual bible for computer scientists - hardly anybody's read it all the way through, people quote bits of it out of context for their own ends and it mostly sits on shelves looking impressive while gathering dust.
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garethsprice · Apr 18, 2017
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by the "Gang of Four" for OOP software engineering.
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garethsprice · Apr 18, 2017
Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy for advertising/marketing industry.
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