 | Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change by Kent Beck
Buy new: £13.48 / Used from: £12.81 An essential starting point.
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 | Agile Software Development with SCRUM by Ken Schwaber
Buy used from: £24.06 Useful introduction to the basics of agile projects.
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 | Essential PHP Security by Chris Shiflett
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £9.99 An essential, if lightweight, security primer that all PHP developers should read.
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 | Advanced PHP Programming (Developer's Library) by George Schlossnagle
Buy new: £25.74 / Used from: £15.00 One of too few good advanced PHP books that get into the technical details.
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 | Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C Martin) by Michael Feathers
Buy new: £17.97 / Used from: £16.00 Clearly explains the use and usefulness of advanced development techniques.
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 | Agile Estimating and Planning (Robert C. Martin) by Mike Cohn
Buy new: £14.49 / Used from: £13.77 Well written and well-referenced guide that helps demistify one of the trickiest. aspects of software development
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 | JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by David Flanagan
Buy new: £24.24 / Used from: £21.93 The only Javascript book that Crockford recommends, an absolute essential for any web2.0 developer.
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 | Test Driven Development (The Addison-Wesley Signature Series) by Kent Beck
Buy new: £11.49 / Used from: £10.40 Jumps between languages in a somewhat confusing fashion, but still a very good book for TDD.
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 | PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice by Matt Zandstra
Buy new: £26.59 / Used from: £4.57 Useful intro to objects & patterns - critically, it's PHP5 only rather than a confusing mix.
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 | The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt
Buy new: £15.92 / Used from: £15.30 The seminal guide to modern software development. Another good starting point.
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 | Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams by Tom DeMarco
Buy used from: £51.87 Highly authoritative guide to the principles and psychology of development projects and teams.
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 | Joel on Software: And on Diverse & Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest etc..: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters ... or Ill-Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity by Joel Spolsky
Buy new: £12.01 / Used from: £5.28 Background rather than critical reading, but well worth it.
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 | Smart and Gets Things Done: Joel Spolsky's Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical Talent, Hardback: Joel Spolsky's Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical Talent by Joel Spolsky
Buy new: £7.87 / Used from: £4.54 Read this before you hire another developer. Sound advice as ever from Joel.
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 | Php|architect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide by Davey Shafik
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £16.00 The only guide to the rather tricky ZCE/5 certification. Proofreading is poor but the exam helps you round out your skills.
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 | PHP|architect's Guide to PHP Design Patterns by Jason E. Sweat
Buy new: £14.49 / Used from: £12.23 A useful companion to the ZCE guide, although it also covers outdated PHP4 code.
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 | JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford
Buy new: £13.13 / Used from: £11.43 Crockford has finally written his own Javascript book, and it looks to be excellent
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