Books like Code Complete

12 books to read next

• Software Engineering Ian Sommerville 13.6 h
• The Practice of Programming Brian W. Kernighan 5.3 h
• Head First Design Patterns Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates, Elisabeth Robson, Fu li man 12.4 h
• Programming Languages Terrence W. Pratt, Marvin V. Zelkowitz 12.0 h
• Extreme Programming Explained Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres 3.8 h
• Building Microservices Sam Newman 4.9 h
• Rapid Application Development James Martin 14.5 h
• But How Do It Know J. Scott Clark 3.8 h
• Dreaming in Code Scott Rosenberg 7.6 h
• UML Distilled Martin Fowler 3.4 h
• Large-scale C++ Software Design John Lakos 15.5 h
• Usability Engineering (Interactive Technologies) Jakob Nielsen 6.6 h

How long each takes

Software Engineering Ian Sommerville 13.6 h The Practice of Programming Brian W. Kernighan 5.3 h Head First Design Patterns Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates, Elisabeth Robson, Fu li man 12.4 h Programming Languages Terrence W. Pratt, Marvin V. Zelkowitz 12.0 h Extreme Programming Explained Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres 3.8 h Building Microservices Sam Newman 4.9 h Rapid Application Development James Martin 14.5 h But How Do It Know J. Scott Clark 3.8 h Dreaming in Code Scott Rosenberg 7.6 h UML Distilled Martin Fowler 3.4 h Large-scale C++ Software Design John Lakos 15.5 h Usability Engineering (Interactive Technologies) Jakob Nielsen 6.6 h

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