Below you can find a list of books that I have read or listened to on various topics and found them worth to recommend. I hope that you will find some value in them as did I.
Currently reading
Software engineering
Books about software engineering, good practices, software design and everything that is involved in software development.
Finished
- Domain-Driven Design by Eric Evans – What is DDD, why you should use it and how? Great book for anyone involved in software design.
- Clean Code by Robert C. Martin – Here you will learn how to write good, readable code
- Effective Java by Joshua Bloch – What to do and what you should never do in Java
- Test-Driven Development by Kent Beck – Everything that you need to know about this way of writing code
- Building Microservices by Sam Newman – A book that will get you started on Microservices. It has a lot of information about things that you have to remember while using this approach, about possible problems and solutions.
- SOA Patterns by Arnon Torem-Gal-Oz – A lot of information about design patterns for service-oriented architecture. Applies to microservices also.
- Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael Feathers – If you work on some old system, without tests and terrible architecture, that’s a book for you.
- [Polish] Getting Things Programmed by Michał Bartyzel – Great book about time management for software developers.
Other
Other books not directly connected to software engineering but nevertheless worth reading.
Finished
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg – Book about habits. How habits are created, how they work and how habits can affect our lives
- Strengthfinder 2.0 – A book about talents with a coupon for a test that will help you find yours. I strongly recommend taking this test, knowing your talents makes it easier to improve yourself in various aspects.
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie – Amazing book. It shows how little changes in a way we talk can make tremendous changes and affect other people
- The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss – Book describes various ways to escape the need to work 8 hours a day.