16 must-read nonfiction books like The Programmer's Brain by Felienne Hermans

Cover of The Programmer's Brain by Felienne Hermans

The Programmer's Brain

By: Felienne Hermans

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Your brain responds in a predictable way when it encounters new or difficult tasks. This unique boo…

"Confusion is part of programming."

-Felienne Hermans, The Programmer's Brain

"Despite being roughly twice as many characters, it requires a fraction of the mental effort when you read it"

-Felienne Hermans, The Programmer's Brain

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Programmer's Brain by Felienne Hermans , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

By: Daniel H. Pink

3.95

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motiv… read more

Similar categories in Daniel H. Pink's Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"Lawyers often face intense demands but have relatively little “decision latitude."

-Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

"Motivation is deeply personal and only you know what words or images will resonate with you."

-Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

"Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, a book that offers an entertaining and engaging overview of behavioral economics."

-Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

"Greatness and nearsightedness are incompatible. Meaningful achievement depends on lifting one's sights and pushing toward the horizon."

-Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

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2. Elegant Objects

By: Yegor Bugayenko

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

TL;DR There are 23 practical recommendations for object-oriented programmers. Most of them are comp… read more

Similar categories in Yegor Bugayenko's Elegant Objects book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • computer science
  • technical
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • technology
Cover of Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Kent Beck, Erich Gamma, Martin Fowler, Don Roberts

3. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

By: Kent Beck , Erich Gamma , Martin Fowler , Don Roberts

4.06

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

As the application of object technology--particularly the Java programming language--has become com… read more

Similar categories in Kent Beck's Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • computer science
  • coding
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology

4. Thinking in Systems: A Primer

By: Donella H. Meadows , None

3.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meadows' Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on… read more

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5. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

By: Dave Thomas , Andy Hunt

3.28

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

-- Ward Cunningham Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through th… read more

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6. Designing Data-Intensive Applications

By: None

4.62

Format: None pages, ebook

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7. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

By: Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-… read more

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8. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

By: Gene Kim , George Spafford , Kevin Behr

4.16

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Bill is an IT manager at Parts Unlimited. It's Tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, Bi… read more

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9. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

By: Daniel H. Pink

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Our lives are… read more

Similar categories in Daniel H. Pink's When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
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10. Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

By: Matthew Skelton

4.21

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Effective software teams are essential for any organization to deliver value continuously and susta… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Skelton's Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • computer science
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
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11. Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster

By: David Farley

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Improve Your Creativity, Effectiveness, and Ultimately, Your Code In Modern Software Engineering, … read more

Similar categories in David Farley's Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • science
  • computer science
  • coding
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
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12. The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

By: Tanya Reilly

4.40

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

For years, companies have rewarded their most effective engineers with management positions. But tr… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Reilly's The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • computer science
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
"What will Future You wish that Present You had done?"

-Tanya Reilly, The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

"Yes, you can be an introvert. No, you can't be a jerk."

-Tanya Reilly, The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

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13. A Philosophy of Software Design

By: John Ousterhout

4.21

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

This book addresses the topic of software how to decompose complex software systems into modules (… read more

Similar categories in John Ousterhout's A Philosophy of Software Design book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • computer science
  • coding
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
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14. Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach

By: Mark Richards

4.26

Format: 419 pages, Paperback

Although salary surveys worldwide regularly identify software architect as one of the top ten best … read more

Similar categories in Mark Richards's Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • computer science
  • coding
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
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15. Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

By: Jim Vandehei

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communicat… read more

Similar categories in Jim Vandehei's Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • nonfiction
"Brevity is confidence. Length is fear."

-Jim Vandehei, Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

Cover of Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value by Teresa  Torres

16. Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value

By: Teresa Torres

4.47

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

"If you haven't had the good fortune to be coached by a strong leader or product coach, this book c… read more

Similar categories in Teresa Torres's Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • software
  • nonfiction
  • technology
Cover of Domain Modeling Made Functional: Tackle Software Complexity with Domain-Driven Design and F# by Scott Wlaschin

17. Domain Modeling Made Functional: Tackle Software Complexity with Domain-Driven Design and F#

By: Scott Wlaschin

4.51

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

You want increased customer satisfaction, faster development cycles, and less wasted work. Domain-d… read more

Similar categories in Scott Wlaschin's Domain Modeling Made Functional: Tackle Software Complexity with Domain-Driven Design and F# book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • computer science
  • coding
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
Cover of Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track by Will Larson

18. Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track

By: Will Larson

4.07

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

At most technology companies, you’ll reach Senior Software Engineer, the career level for software … read more

Similar categories in Will Larson's Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • computer science
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
Cover of Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design by Kent Beck

19. Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design

By: Kent Beck

3.95

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Messy code is a nuisance. "Tidying" code, to make it more readable, requires breaking it up into ma… read more

Similar categories in Kent Beck's Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • computer science
  • coding
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
Cover of The Programmer's Brain by Felienne Hermans

20. The Programmer's Brain

By: Felienne Hermans

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Your brain responds in a predictable way when it encounters new or difficult tasks. This unique boo… read more

Similar categories in Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • programming
  • science
  • computer science
  • psychology
  • coding
  • brain
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
"Confusion is part of programming."

-Felienne Hermans, The Programmer's Brain

"Despite being roughly twice as many characters, it requires a fraction of the mental effort when you read it"

-Felienne Hermans, The Programmer's Brain

Cover of Code That Fits in Your Head : Heuristics for Software Engineering (Robert C. Martin Series) by Mark Seemann

21. Code That Fits in Your Head : Heuristics for Software Engineering (Robert C. Martin Series)

By: Mark Seemann

4.10

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

The latest title in Addison Wesley's world-renowned Robert C. Martin Series on better software deve… read more

Similar categories in Mark Seemann's Code That Fits in Your Head : Heuristics for Software Engineering (Robert C. Martin Series) book and Felienne Hermans's The Programmer's Brain

  • computer science
  • technical
  • coding
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • technology

12 Best computer science books like The Programmer's Brain by Felienne Hermans

Transform Your Habits

Elegant Objects

Yegor Bugayenko

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

Kent Beck , Erich Gamma , Martin Fowler , Don Roberts

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

Matthew Skelton

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster

David Farley

4.18

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17 best-selling nonfiction books like Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton

Transform Your Habits

Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software

Eric Evans

4.15

The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations

Gene Kim , Jez Humble , Patrick Debois , John Willis

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Michael Lopp

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Nicole Forsgren

4.06

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