Bookshelf

As a counterweight to my known unknowns here is a list of known knows (if you know what I mean!). This list is not (yet) meant to be exhaustive. Reviews of some will/might follow.

Title Recommendation Borrower
Ship it! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects TBR  
Interface Oriented Design: With Patterns TBR  
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great Should read  
Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager Should read  
Test Driven Development: By Example Must read  
Implementation Patterns TBR  
Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk Good read  
xUnit Test Patterns: Refactoring Test Code TBR  
Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development TBR  
User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development TBR  
Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design TBR  
About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design TBR Torger
The Art of Agile Development Should read  
Developer to Designer: GUI Design for the Busy Developer TBR Torger
Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World Should read  
Working Effectively with Legacy Code TBR  
Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit Should read Knut Magne
Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software TBR  
Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules Should read  
The Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software Engineering Must read  
Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context Driven Approach Good read  
Agile Project Management with SCRUM NA  
Slack Should read  
Software Project Survival Guide Should read  
Extreme Programming Refactored: The Case Against XP Good read  
Code Complete 2: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Must read  
Professional Software Engineering: Shorter Schedules, Higher Quality Products, More Successful Projects, Better Software Careers Should read  
Agile Software Development with SCRUM Good read Torger
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Must read  
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Should read  
Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art Should read  
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master Must read  
The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky Good read  
Joel on Software: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whether by Good Fortune or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity Good read  
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Edition Must read  
Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects Should read  
Domain Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software Should read  
Applying Domain-Driven Design and Patterns: With Examples in C# and .NET Good read  
Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software TBR  
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Must read  
Software Factories: Assembling Applications with Patterns, Models, Frameworks, and Tools TBR  
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators TBR  
Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management Should read  
Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C# TBR  
Agile Estimating and Planning Should read  
Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering No need to read  
Eric Sink on the Business of Software TBR  
Refactoring to Patterns TBR  
Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions TBR  
Smart and Gets Things Done: Joel Spolsky’s Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical Talent Should read  
Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash Must read  
Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition TBR  
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People TBR  
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable TBR  
More Joel on Software: Further Thoughts on Diverse and Occassionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whether by Good Fortune or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity Good read  
Professional ASP.NET Good read  
Professional ASP.NET Web Services Good read  
Teach Yourself XML in 21 days NA  
Teach Yourself ASP.NET in 21 days Good read  
Programming Microsoft Windows with C# Should read  
Applied .NET Framework Programming Good read  
Programming C# Good read  
UML for Database Design NA  
The Essence of Object Oriented Programming with Java and UML NA  
Distributed Systems - Principles and Paradigms Good read  
Fundamentals of Database Systems NA  
LAN Times Guide to SQL Good read  
Building Applications with Outlook 2000 NA  
SQL Server 2000 Administration Companion NA  
Windows 2000 Server for MCSE Exam 80-215 NA  
     
     
     
     

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