Essential Programming Books: Seth's Curated List for Developers
By Seth Black Updated September 27, 2024
I love reading consuming new information. The first big breakthrough in my reading journey was Amazon's book delivery service. It was no longer necessary for me to coerce one of my parents into driving to B. Dalton and watch as I aimlessly wandered the Computer Science and Programming sections hoping that I would find the one book I was looking for. Now, with an Audible account on my phone and a Kindle on my nightstand, new knowledge or insights are just a tap away.
This is a list of books that I have already read and feel like would provide value to the developing developer or fellow nerd who wants to do a deep-dive into any specific Computer Science topic.
Python Language References
Python is by far my favorite programming language. Not that other languages are bad or poorly suited for any specific task - I simply discovered that Python works the way I think.
- The Python Documentation (it's not a book, but definitely start here)
- Learning Python (the "Rat Book")
- Introducing Python (the "Snake and Eggs Book")
- Programming Python (the "Snake Book")
Math
Computer Science & General Programming
- The Pragmatic Programmer
- Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms
- Database Management Systems
- Introduction to Algorithms
AI & ML
- Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
- Deep Learning with Python
- Practical Statistics for Data Scientists (the "Crab Book")
Happy Reading!
-Sethers
